diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
index f5ffaeab97..58a5b79419 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
 		amount += O.burn_dam
 	return amount
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/adjustBruteLoss(var/amount)
+//'include_robo' only applies to healing, for legacy purposes, as all damage typically hurts both types of organs
+/mob/living/carbon/human/adjustBruteLoss(var/amount,var/include_robo)
 	amount = amount*species.brute_mod
 	if(amount > 0)
 		for(var/datum/modifier/M in modifiers)
@@ -122,10 +123,11 @@
 		for(var/datum/modifier/M in modifiers)
 			if(!isnull(M.incoming_healing_percent))
 				amount *= M.incoming_healing_percent
-		heal_overall_damage(-amount, 0)
+		heal_overall_damage(-amount, 0, include_robo)
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, HEALTH_HUD)
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/adjustFireLoss(var/amount)
+//'include_robo' only applies to healing, for legacy purposes, as all damage typically hurts both types of organs
+/mob/living/carbon/human/adjustFireLoss(var/amount,var/include_robo)
 	amount = amount*species.burn_mod
 	if(amount > 0)
 		for(var/datum/modifier/M in modifiers)
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@
 		for(var/datum/modifier/M in modifiers)
 			if(!isnull(M.incoming_healing_percent))
 				amount *= M.incoming_healing_percent
-		heal_overall_damage(0, -amount)
+		heal_overall_damage(0, -amount, include_robo)
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, HEALTH_HUD)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/adjustBruteLossByPart(var/amount, var/organ_name, var/obj/damage_source = null)
@@ -352,7 +354,8 @@ In most cases it makes more sense to use apply_damage() instead! And make sure t
 
 
 //Heal MANY external organs, in random order
-/mob/living/carbon/human/heal_overall_damage(var/brute, var/burn)
+//'include_robo' only applies to healing, for legacy purposes, as all damage typically hurts both types of organs
+/mob/living/carbon/human/heal_overall_damage(var/brute, var/burn, var/include_robo)
 	var/list/obj/item/organ/external/parts = get_damaged_organs(brute,burn)
 
 	var/update = 0
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ In most cases it makes more sense to use apply_damage() instead! And make sure t
 		var/brute_was = picked.brute_dam
 		var/burn_was = picked.burn_dam
 
-		update |= picked.heal_damage(brute,burn)
+		update |= picked.heal_damage(brute,burn,robo_repair = include_robo)
 
 		brute -= (brute_was-picked.brute_dam)
 		burn -= (burn_was-picked.burn_dam)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 8c25f21402..4d77fcea35 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ default behaviour is:
 /mob/living/proc/getActualBruteLoss()	// Mostly for humans with robolimbs.
 	return getBruteLoss()
 
-/mob/living/proc/adjustBruteLoss(var/amount)
+//'include_robo' only applies to healing, for legacy purposes, as all damage typically hurts both types of organs
+/mob/living/proc/adjustBruteLoss(var/amount,var/include_robo)
 	if(status_flags & GODMODE)	return 0	//godmode
 
 	if(amount > 0)
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ default behaviour is:
 /mob/living/proc/getActualFireLoss()	// Mostly for humans with robolimbs.
 	return getFireLoss()
 
-/mob/living/proc/adjustFireLoss(var/amount)
+//'include_robo' only applies to healing, for legacy purposes, as all damage typically hurts both types of organs
+/mob/living/proc/adjustFireLoss(var/amount,var/include_robo)
 	if(status_flags & GODMODE)	return 0	//godmode
 	if(amount > 0)
 		for(var/datum/modifier/M in modifiers)