diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/depot.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/depot.dm
index 9f3999ded7d..0cb8788d50c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/depot.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/depot.dm
@@ -124,3 +124,5 @@
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	qdel(src)
 
+/obj/effect/overload/ex_act(severity)
+	return
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