diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
index 6606472f65d..ba9fc218552 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(paiController, /datum/paiController, new) // Global handler fo
 		var/obj/item/paicard/card = locate(href_list["device"])
 		if(card.pai)
 			return
+		if(!isobserver(candidate.owner.mob)) //This stops pais from being downloaded twice.
+			to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Error downloading pAI from NT_NET. Please check if the pAI listing is still available.</span>")
+			return
 		if(usr.incapacitated() || isobserver(usr) || !card.Adjacent(usr))
 			return
 		if(istype(card, /obj/item/paicard) && istype(candidate, /datum/pai_save))