diff --git a/code/game/mecha/equipment/weapons/weapons.dm b/code/game/mecha/equipment/weapons/weapons.dm
index e2537617d79..84fdb89e064 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/equipment/weapons/weapons.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/equipment/weapons/weapons.dm
@@ -213,12 +213,8 @@
 		M.SetSleeping(0)
 		M.Stuttering(40 SECONDS)
 		M.AdjustEarDamage(0, 30)
-		M.Weaken(6 SECONDS)
-		if(prob(30))
-			M.Stun(20 SECONDS)
-			M.Paralyse(8 SECONDS)
-		else
-			M.Jitter(1000 SECONDS)
+		M.KnockDown(6 SECONDS)
+		M.Jitter(40 SECONDS)
 		///else the mousetraps are useless
 		if(istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M