diff --git a/code/game/machinery/kitchen/microwave.dm b/code/game/machinery/kitchen/microwave.dm
index c789c94db5..d51a170658 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/kitchen/microwave.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/kitchen/microwave.dm
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 				src.icon_state = "mw"
 				src.broken = 0 // Fix it!
 				src.dirty = 0 // just to be sure
-				src.flags = OPENCONTAINER
+				src.flags = OPENCONTAINER | NOREACT
 		else
 			user << "<span class='warning'>It's broken!</span>"
 			return 1
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 				src.dirty = 0 // It's clean!
 				src.broken = 0 // just to be sure
 				src.icon_state = "mw"
-				src.flags = OPENCONTAINER
+				src.flags = OPENCONTAINER | NOREACT
 		else //Otherwise bad luck!!
 			user << "<span class='warning'>It's dirty!</span>"
 			return 1