diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
index 4b125a9604..aef07472d1 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /proc/send2irc(var/channel, var/msg)
+	return  // VOREStation Edit - Can't exploit shell if we never call shell!
 	if (config.use_irc_bot)
 		if (config.use_node_bot)
 			shell("node bridge.js -h \"[config.irc_bot_host]\" -p \"[config.irc_bot_port]\" -c \"[channel]\" -m \"[msg]\"")
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
index 9b798d80ca..14ec183c35 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /proc/ext_python(var/script, var/args, var/scriptsprefix = 1)
+	return  // VOREStation Edit - Can't exploit shell if we never call shell!
 	if(scriptsprefix) script = "scripts/" + script
 
 	if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)