From 8d6d3f4fe8ec963aa3014479a15f4f431f66c6fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fox-McCloud <Fox_P_McCloud@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 00:11:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] oh dear

---
 code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm
index 111c83a24b2..d804c874e1a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/taperecorder.dm
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@
 	timestamp.Cut()
 
 /obj/item/device/tape/proc/ruin()
-	overlays += "ribbonoverlay"
+	if(!ruined)
+		overlays += "ribbonoverlay"
 	ruined = 1