diff --git a/code/datums/components/remote_view.dm b/code/datums/components/remote_view.dm
index d7e6dad073..0b08010692 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/remote_view.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/remote_view.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 /datum/component/remote_view/Destroy(force)
 	// Clear item
 	if(host_item)
-		host_item.zoom = FALSE
+		host_item.zoom(host_mob)
 		// Feedback
 		if(show_message)
 			host_mob.visible_message(span_filter_notice("[host_item.zoomdevicename ? "[host_mob] looks up from the [host_item.name]" : "[host_mob] lowers the [host_item.name]"]."))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 65955d48bb..a759851154 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(blood_overlays_by_type)
 	if(!zoom && can_zoom)
 		M.AddComponent(/datum/component/remote_view, focused_on = M, vconfig_path = /datum/remote_view_config/zoomed_item, managing_item = src, viewsize = viewsize, tileoffset = tileoffset, show_visible_messages = TRUE)
 		return
+	zoom = FALSE
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src,COMSIG_REMOTE_VIEW_CLEAR)
 
 /obj/item/proc/pwr_drain()
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index 9d94ef3552..1ebba63838 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@
 					to_chat(user, span_warning("You struggle to hold \the [src] steady!"))
 
 	if(recoil)
+		if(recoil > 5)
+			recoil = 5 //Prevents crashing user client.
 		shake_camera(user, recoil+1, recoil)
 	update_icon()