diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
index 55a0fa7b0cd..143e7bbc290 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
@@ -7,28 +7,26 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/items.dmi'
 	icon_state = "elecarm"
 	var/charge_cost = 30
-	
-/obj/item/borg/stun/attack(mob/M, mob/living/silicon/robot/user)
-	var/mob/living/silicon/robot/R = user
-	if(R && R.cell && R.cell.charge > 0)
-		R.cell.use(charge_cost)
-	else
+
+/obj/item/borg/stun/attack(mob/living/M, mob/living/silicon/robot/user)
+	if(ishuman(M))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
+		if(H.check_shields(0, "[M]'s [name]", src, MELEE_ATTACK))
+			playsound(M, 'sound/weapons/Genhit.ogg', 50, 1)
+			return 0
+
+	if(!user.cell.use(charge_cost))
 		return
 
 	user.do_attack_animation(M)
 	M.Weaken(5)
-	if(M.stuttering < 5)
-		M.stuttering = 5
+	M.apply_effect(STUTTER, 5)
 	M.Stun(5)
 
 	M.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has prodded [M] with [src]!</span>", \
-					  "<span class='userdanger'>[user] has prodded you with [src].</span>")
+					"<span class='userdanger'>[user] has prodded you with [src]!</span>")
+
 	playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/Egloves.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
-	
-	if(!iscarbon(user))
-		M.LAssailant = null
-	else
-		M.LAssailant = user
 
 	add_logs(M, user, "stunned", src, "(INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])")