diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/flash.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/flash.dm
index 3d37f120bc6..955ee1c312c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/flash.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/flash.dm
@@ -109,10 +109,16 @@
 		return 1
 
 	else if(issilicon(M))
-		M.Weaken(rand(5,10))
-		add_logs(M, user, "flashed", object="[src.name]")
-		user.visible_message("<span class='disarm'>[user] overloads [M]'s sensors with the [src.name]!</span>", "<span class='danger'>You overload [M]'s sensors with the [src.name]!</span>")
-		return 1
+		var/mob/living/silion/robot/R = M
+		if(R.module_active && istype(R.module_active,/obj/item/borg/combat/shield))
+			add_logs(M, user, "flashed", object="[src.name]")
+			user.visible_message("<span class='disarm'>[user] tries to overloads [M]'s sensors with the [src.name], but if blocked by [M]'s shield!</span>", "<span class='danger'>You try to overload [M]'s sensors with the [src.name], but are blocked by his shield!</span>")
+			return 1
+		else
+			M.Weaken(rand(5,10))
+			add_logs(M, user, "flashed", object="[src.name]")
+			user.visible_message("<span class='disarm'>[user] overloads [M]'s sensors with the [src.name]!</span>", "<span class='danger'>You overload [M]'s sensors with the [src.name]!</span>")
+			return 1
 
 	user.visible_message("<span class='disarm'>[user] fails to blind [M] with the [src.name]!</span>", "<span class='warning'>You fail to blind [M] with the [src.name]!</span>")