diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index b8011974e9f..0e43ac3d10d 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -729,9 +729,18 @@
 		if(!user.unEquip(W))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>\the [W] is stuck to your hand, you cannot put it in \the [src]</span>")
 			return
-		W.forceMove(src)
+
+		// Check if a tracker exists
+		var/obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/new_tracker = W
+		for(var/obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/current_tracker in trackers)
+			if(new_tracker.ai_beacon == current_tracker.ai_beacon)
+				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This exosuit already has \a [new_tracker.ai_beacon ? "AI" : "tracking"] beacon.</span>")
+				user.put_in_hands(new_tracker)
+				return
+
+		new_tracker.forceMove(src)
 		trackers += W
-		user.visible_message("[user] attaches [W] to [src].", "<span class='notice'>You attach [W] to [src].</span>")
+		user.visible_message("[user] attaches [new_tracker] to [src].", "<span class='notice'>You attach [new_tracker] to [src].</span>")
 		diag_hud_set_mechtracking()
 		return
 
diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha_control_console.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha_control_console.dm
index 0f3719b5a9e..c4ca1069cd6 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha_control_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha_control_console.dm
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@
 				return TRUE
 		if("shock")
 			var/obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/MT = locateUID(params["mt"])
-			if(istype(MT))
-				MT.shock()
-				return TRUE
+			if(!istype(MT))
+				return
+			// Is it sabotaged already?
+			var/error_message = MT.shock()
+			if(error_message)
+				atom_say(error_message)
+				return FALSE
+			return TRUE
 		if("get_log")
 			var/obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/MT = locateUID(params["mt"])
 			if(istype(MT))
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_SMALL
 	origin_tech = "programming=2;magnets=2"
 	var/ai_beacon = FALSE //If this beacon allows for AI control. Exists to avoid using istype() on checking.
+	var/charges_left = 2
 
 /obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/proc/get_mecha_info()
 	if(!in_mecha())
@@ -154,11 +160,28 @@
 		return loc
 	return FALSE
 
+// Makes the user lose control over the exosuit's coordination system.
+// They can still move around and use tools, they just cannot tell the exosuit which way to go.
 /obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/proc/shock()
-	var/obj/mecha/M = in_mecha()
-	if(M)
-		M.emp_act(2)
-	qdel(src)
+	var/obj/mecha/mech = in_mecha()
+	var/error_message
+
+	if(!mech)
+		error_message = "This tracking beacon is no longer in an exosuit."
+		return error_message
+
+	if(mech.internal_damage & MECHA_INT_CONTROL_LOST)
+		error_message = "The exosuit's coordination system is not responding."
+		return error_message
+
+	mech.setInternalDamage(MECHA_INT_CONTROL_LOST)
+	if(mech.occupant)
+		mech.occupant_message("<span class='danger'>Coordination system calibration failure. Manual restart required.</span>")
+		SEND_SOUND(mech.occupant, sound('sound/machines/warning-buzzer.ogg'))
+
+	charges_left--
+	if(charges_left < 1)
+		qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/mecha_parts/mecha_tracking/proc/get_mecha_log()
 	if(!in_mecha())