diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
index f187957f5b..5285235fbf 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
@@ -496,8 +496,14 @@
 			return
 
 	emergency_shuttle.call_transfer()
-	log_game("[key_name(user)] has called the shuttle.")
-	message_admins("[key_name_admin(user)] has called the shuttle.", 1)
+	
+	//delay events in case of an autotransfer
+	if (isnull(user))
+		event_manager.delay_events(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, 9000) //15 minutes
+		event_manager.delay_events(EVENT_LEVEL_MAJOR, 9000) 
+	
+	log_game("[user? key_name(user) : "Autotransfer"] has called the shuttle.")
+	message_admins("[user? key_name_admin(user) : "Autotransfer"] has called the shuttle.", 1)
 
 	return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm b/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
index 1ef4d22e91..d6d571e9f0 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 
 	log_debug("Event '[EM.name]' has completed at [worldtime2text()].")
 
+/datum/event_manager/proc/delay_events(var/container, var/delay)
+	var/list/datum/event_container/EC = event_containers[container]
+	EC.next_event_time += delay
+
 /datum/event_manager/proc/Interact(var/mob/living/user)
 
 	var/html = GetInteractWindow()