diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/bot_swarm/swarmer.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/bot_swarm/swarmer.dm
index 7fe146d3e47..3744ed17aec 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/bot_swarm/swarmer.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/bot_swarm/swarmer.dm
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 
 /obj/swarmer_act(mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/swarmer/S)
 	if(resistance_flags & INDESTRUCTIBLE)
+		to_chat(S, "<span class='warning'>High value materials detected, consuming [src] would waste them. Aborting.</span>")
 		return FALSE
 	for(var/mob/living/L in contents)
 		if(!issilicon(L) && !isbrain(L))
@@ -202,7 +203,9 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/swarmer_act(mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/swarmer/S)
-	return S.Integrate(src)
+	if(..())
+		return S.Integrate(src)
+	return FALSE
 
 /atom/movable/proc/IntegrateAmount()
 	return 0
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/misc.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/misc.dm
index 4f9e051ef44..2c2eea24f56 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/misc.dm
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	attack_verb = list("lunged at", "stabbed")
 	hitsound = 'sound/weapons/rapierhit.ogg'
 	materials = list(MAT_METAL = 1000)
+	resistance_flags = INDESTRUCTIBLE | LAVA_PROOF | FIRE_PROOF | ACID_PROOF // Theft targets should be hard to destroy
 
 /obj/item/melee/rapier/hit_reaction(mob/living/carbon/human/owner, atom/movable/hitby, attack_text = "the attack", final_block_chance = 0, damage = 0, attack_type = MELEE_ATTACK)
 	if(attack_type == PROJECTILE_ATTACK)