diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/mountable_frames/apc_frame.dm b/code/game/objects/items/mountable_frames/apc_frame.dm
index 5e092638707..330ee8c7da2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/mountable_frames/apc_frame.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/mountable_frames/apc_frame.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	if(..())
 		var/turf/turf_loc = get_turf(user)
 		var/area/area_loc = turf_loc.loc
+		if(istype(area_loc,/area/mine))	return
 		if (area_loc.get_apc())
 			user << "<span class='rose'>This area already has an APC.</span>"
 			return //only one APC per area