diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
index 37fe7b99fcc..8dd33a1caff 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ var/datum/paiController/paiController			// Global handler for pAI candidates
 		if(href_list["download"])
 			var/datum/paiCandidate/candidate = locate(href_list["candidate"])
 			var/obj/item/paicard/card = locate(href_list["device"])
-			var/mob/downloader = locate(href_list["downloader"])
 			if(card.pai)
 				return
-			if(downloader.stat == DEAD || istype(downloader,/mob/dead/observer))
+			if(usr.incapacitated() || isobserver(usr))
 				return
 			if(istype(card,/obj/item/paicard) && istype(candidate,/datum/paiCandidate))
 				var/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai = new(card)
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ var/datum/paiController/paiController			// Global handler for pAI candidates
 						</tr>
 					</table>
 					<table class="download">
-						<td class="download"><a href='byond://?src=[UID()];download=1;candidate=\ref[c];device=\ref[p];downloader=[user]' class="button"><b>Download [c.name]</b></a>
+						<td class="download"><a href='byond://?src=[UID()];download=1;candidate=\ref[c];device=\ref[p]' class="button"><b>Download [c.name]</b></a>
 						</td>
 					</table>
 					<br>