diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/Ported/policetape.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/Ported/policetape.dm
index 0514c12cc3..fcb6643af8 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/Ported/policetape.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/Ported/policetape.dm
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		end = get_turf(src)
 		if(start.y != end.y && start.x != end.x || start.z != end.z)
 			usr << "\blue [src] can only be laid horizontally or vertically."
+			return
 
 		var/turf/cur = start
 		var/dir
diff --git a/icons/policetape.dmi b/icons/policetape.dmi
index b064e190aa..bf3d726ada 100644
Binary files a/icons/policetape.dmi and b/icons/policetape.dmi differ