diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
index 6830ec8a418..d278d77c818 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 		if(!welded)
 			if(open)
 				user.drop_item(W)
-				W.loc = src
+				W.forceMove(src)
 			if(!open)
 				user << "You can't shove that down there when it is closed"
 		else