diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index d5242b82481..0647bcac4a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 			if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
 				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You feel your heart beating again!</span>")
 
-	dna.species.spec_electrocute_act(src, shock_damage, source, siemens_coeff, flags = NONE)
+	dna.species.spec_electrocute_act(src, shock_damage, source, siemens_coeff, flags)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/Topic(href, href_list)
 	if(!usr.stat && !HAS_TRAIT(usr, TRAIT_HANDS_BLOCKED) && !usr.restrained() && in_range(src, usr))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/machine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/machine.dm
index 17496b06bb1..fec6f9f2172 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/machine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/machine.dm
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 			H.change_hair_color(new_color)
 
 /datum/species/machine/spec_electrocute_act(mob/living/carbon/human/H, shock_damage, source, siemens_coeff, flags)
+	if(flags & SHOCK_ILLUSION)
+		return
 	H.adjustBrainLoss(shock_damage)
 	H.adjust_nutrition(shock_damage)