diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
index 25ad0d234da..b70b4f0f03b 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ proc/issyndicate(mob/living/M as mob)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/M = synd_mind.current
 	var/obj/item/organ/external/head/head_organ = M.get_organ("head")
 
+	M.mutations = list()
+	M.disabilities = 0
+	M.overeatduration = 0
 	M.set_species("Human",1)
 	M.dna.ready_dna(M) // Quadriplegic Nuke Ops won't be participating in the paralympics
 
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
index dcc05e5acfe..761e05f60c3 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
@@ -220,8 +220,13 @@
 	icon_state="catwalk[dirs]"
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/catwalk/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params)
+	if(istype(C, /obj/item/stack/rods))
+		return 1
+	else if(istype(C, /obj/item/stack/tile))
+		return 1	
+	
 	if(..())
-		return
+		return 1
 
 	if(!broken && isscrewdriver(C))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unscrew the catwalk's rods.</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
index 1fec6186c60..421f0cf8e92 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 	warn_admins(user, "Flash")
 
 /obj/item/weapon/relic/proc/petSpray(mob/user)
-	var/message = "<span class='danger'>[src] begans to shake, and in the distance the sound of rampaging animals arises!</span>"
+	var/message = "<span class='danger'>[src] begins to shake, and in the distance the sound of rampaging animals arises!</span>"
 	visible_message(message)
 	to_chat(user, message)
 	var/animals = rand(1,25)