diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/theft_items.dm b/code/game/objects/items/theft_items.dm
index c83a91b061e..952a192d610 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/theft_items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/theft_items.dm
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@
 	else if(istype(I, /obj/item/scalpel/supermatter) || istype(I, /obj/item/nuke_core_container/supermatter)) // we don't want it to dust
 		return
 	else
+		if(issilicon(user))
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='userdanger'>You try to touch [src] with one of your modules. Error!</span>")
+			radiation_pulse(user, 500, 2)
+			playsound(src, 'sound/effects/supermatter.ogg', 50, TRUE)
+			user.dust()
+			qdel(src)
+			return
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>As it touches [src], both [src] and [I] burst into dust!</span>")
 		radiation_pulse(user, 100)
 		playsound(src, 'sound/effects/supermatter.ogg', 50, TRUE)