diff --git a/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm b/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
index 508a8290279..52d6dc1084c 100644
--- a/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
+++ b/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(uplink_items, subtypesof(/datum/uplink_item))
 	item = /obj/item/butcher_chainsaw
 	cost = 65
 	surplus = 0 // This has caused major problems with un-needed chainsaw massacres. Bwoink bait.
+	excludefrom = list(UPLINK_TYPE_NUCLEAR)
 
 /datum/uplink_item/dangerous/universal_gun_kit
 	name = "Universal Self Assembling Gun Kit"