diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/pomf/spacepods/spacepods.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/pomf/spacepods/spacepods.dm
index ac3cf438f83..c99ce35085c 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/pomf/spacepods/spacepods.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/pomf/spacepods/spacepods.dm
@@ -426,28 +426,30 @@
 	return 1
 
 /obj/spacepod/relaymove(mob/user, direction)
-	if(battery && battery.charge && health)
+	var/moveship = 1
+	if(battery && battery.charge >= 3 && health)
 		src.dir = direction
 		switch(direction)
 			if(1)
 				if(inertia_dir == 2)
 					inertia_dir = 0
-					return 0
+					moveship = 0
 			if(2)
 				if(inertia_dir == 1)
 					inertia_dir = 0
-					return 0
+					moveship = 0
 			if(4)
 				if(inertia_dir == 8)
 					inertia_dir = 0
-					return 0
+					moveship = 0
 			if(8)
 				if(inertia_dir == 4)
 					inertia_dir = 0
-					return 0
-		step(src, direction)
-		if(istype(src.loc, /turf/space))
-			inertia_dir = direction
+					moveship = 0
+		if(moveship)
+			step(src, direction)
+			if(istype(src.loc, /turf/space))
+				inertia_dir = direction
 	else
 		if(!battery)
 			user << "<span class='warning'>No energy cell detected.</span>"
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@
 		else
 			user << "<span class='warning'>Unknown error has occurred, yell at pomf.</span>"
 		return 0
-	battery.use(3)
+	battery.charge = max(0, battery.charge - 3)
 
 /obj/effect/landmark/spacepod/random
 	name = "spacepod spawner"