diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index 2c9682702f6..f60da7b879a 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -1200,7 +1200,8 @@
 
 /obj/mecha/Exited(atom/movable/M, atom/newloc)
 	if(occupant && occupant == M) // The occupant exited the mech without calling go_out()
-		go_out(1, newloc)
+		if(!isAI(occupant)) //This causes carded AIS to gib, so we do not want this to be called during carding.
+			go_out(1, newloc)
 
 /obj/mecha/proc/go_out(forced, atom/newloc = loc)
 	if(!occupant)