diff --git a/code/modules/mod/mod_activation.dm b/code/modules/mod/mod_activation.dm
index 61a350f2734..93e7c2100f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mod/mod_activation.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mod/mod_activation.dm
@@ -157,27 +157,27 @@
 		module.on_deactivation(display_message = FALSE)
 	activating = TRUE
 	to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>MODsuit [active ? "shutting down" : "starting up"].</span>")
-	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE))
+	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE, use_default_checks = FALSE))
 		if(has_wearer())
 			to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>[boots] [active ? "relax their grip on your legs" : "seal around your feet"].</span>")
 			playsound(src, 'sound/mecha/mechmove03.ogg', 25, TRUE, SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
 			seal_part(boots, seal = !active)
-	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE))
+	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE, use_default_checks = FALSE))
 		if(has_wearer())
 			to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>[gauntlets] [active ? "become loose around your fingers" : "tighten around your fingers and wrists"].</span>")
 			playsound(src, 'sound/mecha/mechmove03.ogg', 25, TRUE, SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
 			seal_part(gauntlets, seal = !active)
-	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE))
+	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE, use_default_checks = FALSE))
 		if(has_wearer())
 			to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>[chestplate] [active ? "releases your chest" : "cinches tightly against your chest"].</span>")
 			playsound(src, 'sound/mecha/mechmove03.ogg', 25, TRUE, SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
 			seal_part(chestplate, seal = !active)
-	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE))
+	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE, use_default_checks = FALSE))
 		if(has_wearer())
 			to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>[helmet] hisses [active ? "open" : "closed"].</span>")
 			playsound(src, 'sound/mecha/mechmove03.ogg', 25, TRUE, SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
 			seal_part(helmet, seal = !active)
-	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE))
+	if(do_after(wearer, activation_step_time, FALSE, target = src, allow_moving = TRUE, use_default_checks = FALSE))
 		if(has_wearer())
 			to_chat(wearer, "<span class='notice'>Systems [active ? "shut down. Parts unsealed. Goodbye" : "started up. Parts sealed. Welcome"], [wearer].</span>")
 			finish_activation(on = !active)