diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/beams.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/beams.dm
index f2e34f0e740..751264e9418 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/beams.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/beams.dm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	light_color = LIGHT_COLOR_DARKBLUE
 
 /obj/item/projectile/beam/pulse/on_hit(atom/target, blocked = 0)
-	if(isturf(target) || isstructure(target))
+	if(isturf(target) || isstructure(target) || ismachinery(target))
 		target.ex_act(2)
 	..()