diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
index e12fe861e3b..f3bb4f95741 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/radio/intercom/wirecutter_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
 	if(!(buildstage == 3 && b_stat && wires.is_all_cut()))
-		return
+		return ..()
 	. = TRUE
 	if(!I.use_tool(src, user, 0, volume = I.tool_volume))
 		return
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
index bb37a165248..842f5cbd1b4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
@@ -118,13 +118,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(default_medbay_channels, list(
 	return interact(user)
 
 /obj/item/radio/attack_self(mob/user)
-	ui_interact(user)
+	interact(user)
 
 /obj/item/radio/interact(mob/user)
 	if(!user)
 		return 0
 	if(b_stat)
 		wires.Interact(user)
+		return
 	ui_interact(user)
 
 /obj/item/radio/ui_interact(mob/user, ui_key = "main", datum/tgui/ui = null, force_open = TRUE, datum/tgui/master_ui = null, datum/ui_state/state = GLOB.default_state)