diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/dogborg/dog_defense_modules.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/dogborg/dog_defense_modules.dm
index 8e7e273bd34..09cd91b059f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/dogborg/dog_defense_modules.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/dogborg/dog_defense_modules.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	if(C.brute_damage == 0 && C.electronics_damage == 0)
 		to_chat(R, span_notice("Repair of [C] completed."))
 		return
-	if(!R.use_direct_power(power_tick,  500)) //We don't want to drain ourselves too far down during exploration
+	if(!R.use_direct_power(power_tick, 500)) //We don't want to drain ourselves too far down during exploration
 		to_chat(R, span_warning("Not enough power to initialize the repair system."))
 		return
 	if(do_after(R, tick_delay, target = R))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 4946250a102..2197c5efe09 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
 	if(cell.charge - (amount + lower_limit) <= 0)
 		return FALSE
 
-	cell.charge -= amount
+	cell.use(amount)
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/binarycheck()
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghypo.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghypo.dm
index 2929e41bad8..f87070cc9eb 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghypo.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/borghypo.dm
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
 		if(robot_user && robot_user.cell)
 			for(var/T in reagent_ids)
 				if(reagent_volumes[T] < volume)
-					robot_user.cell.use(charge_cost)
+					if(!robot_user.use_direct_power(charge_cost, 800))
+						return 0
 					reagent_volumes[T] = min(reagent_volumes[T] + 5, volume)
 	return 1