diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/airlock.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/airlock.dm
index 39b5ec9a53..1517f6ffcc 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/airlock.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/airlock.dm
@@ -32,11 +32,19 @@
 
 //This generates the randomized airlock wire assignments for the game.
 /proc/RandomAirlockWires()
+	var/list/wire_assignments = CreateRandomAirlockWires()
+
+	globalAirlockIndexToFlag = wire_assignments[2]
+	globalAirlockIndexToWireColor = wire_assignments[3]
+	globalAirlockWireColorToIndex = wire_assignments[4]
+	return wire_assignments[1]
+
+/proc/CreateRandomAirlockWires()
 	//to make this not randomize the wires, just set index to 1 and increment it in the flag for loop (after doing everything else).
 	var/list/wires = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-	airlockIndexToFlag = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-	airlockIndexToWireColor = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-	airlockWireColorToIndex = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+	var/airlockIndexToFlag = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+	var/airlockIndexToWireColor = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+	var/airlockWireColorToIndex = list(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 	var/flagIndex = 1
 	for (var/flag=1, flag<4096, flag+=flag)
 		var/valid = 0
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@
 				airlockWireColorToIndex[colorIndex] = flagIndex
 				colorList -= colorIndex
 		flagIndex+=1
-	return wires
+	return list(wires, airlockIndexToFlag, airlockIndexToWireColor, airlockWireColorToIndex)
 
 /* Example:
 Airlock wires color -> flag are { 64, 128, 256, 2, 16, 4, 8, 32, 1 }.
@@ -93,6 +101,11 @@ Airlock index -> wire color are { 9, 4, 6, 7, 5, 8, 1, 2, 3 }.
 	normalspeed = 1
 	var/obj/item/weapon/airlock_electronics/electronics = null
 	var/hasShocked = 0 //Prevents multiple shocks from happening
+	var/secured_wires = 0	//for mapping use
+	var/list/airlockIndexToFlag
+	var/list/airlockWireColorToFlag
+	var/list/airlockIndexToWireColor
+	var/list/airlockWireColorToIndex
 
 /obj/machinery/door/airlock/command
 	name = "Airlock"
@@ -1319,6 +1332,22 @@ About the new airlock wires panel:
 
 /obj/machinery/door/airlock/New()
 	..()
+	
+	//wires
+	if (!secured_wires)
+		airlockWireColorToFlag = globalAirlockWireColorToFlag
+		airlockIndexToFlag = globalAirlockIndexToFlag
+		airlockIndexToWireColor = globalAirlockIndexToWireColor
+		airlockWireColorToIndex = globalAirlockWireColorToIndex
+	else
+		var/wire_assignments = CreateRandomAirlockWires()
+		airlockWireColorToFlag = wire_assignments[1]
+		airlockIndexToFlag = wire_assignments[2]
+		airlockIndexToWireColor = wire_assignments[3]
+		airlockWireColorToIndex = wire_assignments[4]
+
+/proc/CreateRandomAirlockWires()
+	
 	if(src.closeOtherId != null)
 		spawn (5)
 			for (var/obj/machinery/door/airlock/A in world)
diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index 07eaf211e3..12de02408d 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ var/datum/nanomanager/nanomanager = new()
 	//airlockWireColorToIndex takes a number representing the wire color, e.g. the orange wire is always 1, the dark red wire is always 2, etc. It returns the index for whatever that wire does.
 	//airlockIndexToWireColor does the opposite thing - it takes the index for what the wire does, for example AIRLOCK_WIRE_IDSCAN is 1, AIRLOCK_WIRE_POWER1 is 2, etc. It returns the wire color number.
 	//airlockWireColorToFlag takes the wire color number and returns the flag for it (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc)
-var/list/airlockWireColorToFlag = RandomAirlockWires()
-var/list/airlockIndexToFlag
-var/list/airlockIndexToWireColor
-var/list/airlockWireColorToIndex
+var/list/globalAirlockWireColorToFlag = RandomAirlockWires()
+var/list/globalAirlockIndexToFlag
+var/list/globalAirlockIndexToWireColor
+var/list/globalAirlockWireColorToIndex
 var/list/APCWireColorToFlag = RandomAPCWires()
 var/list/APCIndexToFlag
 var/list/APCIndexToWireColor