diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/machinery.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/machinery.dm
index a3e4d4bdb0c..5d1ad6922ce 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/machinery.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/machinery.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(machines)
 	var/list/currentrun = list()
 	var/list/powernets = list()
 	var/list/deferred_powernet_rebuilds = list()
+	var/list/deferred_process = list()
 
 	var/currentpart = SSMACHINES_DEFERREDPOWERNETS
 
@@ -90,6 +91,22 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(machines)
 	while(currentrun.len)
 		var/obj/machinery/thing = currentrun[currentrun.len]
 		currentrun.len--
+		if( thing.deferred_processing )
+			deferred_process += thing
+		else{
+			if(!QDELETED(thing) && thing.process(seconds) != PROCESS_KILL)
+				if(thing.use_power)
+					thing.auto_use_power() //add back the power state
+			else
+				processing -= thing
+				if(!QDELETED(thing))
+					thing.isprocessing = FALSE
+		}
+		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
+			return
+	while(deferred_process.len)
+		var/obj/machinery/thing = deferred_process[deferred_process.len]
+		deferred_process.len--
 		if(!QDELETED(thing) && thing.process(seconds) != PROCESS_KILL)
 			if(thing.use_power)
 				thing.auto_use_power() //add back the power state
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
index 18fc505a49b..3eb5d08bb66 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Class Procs:
 	var/list/settagwhitelist = list()//WHITELIST OF VARIABLES THAT THE set_tag HREF CAN MODIFY, DON'T PUT SHIT YOU DON'T NEED ON HERE, AND IF YOU'RE GONNA USE set_tag (format_tag() proc), ADD TO THIS LIST.
 	atom_say_verb = "beeps"
 	var/speed_process = 0 // Process as fast as possible?
+	var/deferred_processing = 0
 
 /obj/machinery/Initialize()
 	addAtProcessing()
diff --git a/code/modules/power/smes.dm b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
index 27229a2d8b3..136b933c92f 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/smes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	icon_state = "smes"
 	density = 1
 	anchored = 1
+	deferred_processing = 1
 
 	var/capacity = 5e6 // maximum charge
 	var/charge = 0 // actual charge
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 	var/building_terminal = 0 //Suggestions about how to avoid clickspam building several terminals accepted!
 	var/obj/machinery/power/terminal/terminal = null
 
-
 /obj/machinery/power/smes/New()
 	..()
 	component_parts = list()