diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 8995183db90..13bc98a0dea 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 	src.updatehealth()
 
 // damage ONE external organ, organ gets randomly selected from damaged ones.
-/mob/living/proc/take_organ_damage(var/brute, var/burn)
+/mob/living/proc/take_organ_damage(var/brute, var/burn, var/emp=0)
 	if(status_flags & GODMODE)	return 0	//godmode
 	adjustBruteLoss(brute)
 	adjustFireLoss(burn)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone_damage.dm
index 57ffc898873..37731dd3452 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone_damage.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	if(bruteloss<0) bruteloss = 0
 	if(fireloss<0) fireloss = 0
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/take_organ_damage(var/brute = 0, var/burn = 0, var/sharp = 0)
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/take_organ_damage(var/brute = 0, var/burn = 0, var/sharp = 0, var/emp = 0)
 	take_overall_damage(brute,burn)
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/heal_organ_damage(var/brute, var/burn)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
index e0ebe671f19..5b204a2d04c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_damage.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	var/datum/robot_component/picked = pick(parts)
 	picked.heal_damage(brute,burn)
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/take_organ_damage(var/brute = 0, var/burn = 0, var/sharp = 0, var/edge = 0)
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/take_organ_damage(var/brute = 0, var/burn = 0, var/sharp = 0, var/edge = 0, var/emp = 0)
 	var/list/components = get_damageable_components()
 	if(!components.len)
 		return
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@
 			burn -= absorb_burn
 			src << "\red Your shield absorbs some of the impact!"
 
-	var/datum/robot_component/armour/A = get_armour()
-	if(A)
-		A.take_damage(brute,burn,sharp,edge)
-		return
+	if(!emp)
+		var/datum/robot_component/armour/A = get_armour()
+		if(A)
+			A.take_damage(brute,burn,sharp,edge)
+			return
 
 	var/datum/robot_component/C = pick(components)
 	C.take_damage(brute,burn,sharp,edge)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
index 466e984350e..b5041666973 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/emp_act(severity)
 	switch(severity)
 		if(1)
-			src.take_organ_damage(20)
+			src.take_organ_damage(0,20,emp=1)
 			Stun(rand(5,10))
 		if(2)
-			src.take_organ_damage(10)
+			src.take_organ_damage(0,10,emp=1)
 			Stun(rand(1,5))
 	flick("noise", src:flash)
 	src << "\red <B>*BZZZT*</B>"