diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stunbaton.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stunbaton.dm
index 6cc2385e62..6db1e4baae 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stunbaton.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stunbaton.dm
@@ -368,12 +368,16 @@
 		if(ishuman(hit_atom) && !caught && prob(throw_hit_chance) && thrownby)//if they are a carbon and they didn't catch it
 			baton_stun(hit_atom, thrownby, shoving = TRUE)
 		if(thrownby && !caught)
-			sleep(1)
-			if(!QDELETED(src))
-				throw_at(thrownby, throw_range+2, throw_speed, null, TRUE)
+			throw_back()
 	else
 		return ..()
 
+/obj/item/melee/baton/boomerang/proc/throw_back()
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	sleep(1)
+	if(!QDELETED(src))
+		throw_at(thrownby, throw_range+2, throw_speed, null, TRUE)
+
 /obj/item/melee/baton/boomerang/update_icon()
 	if(turned_on)
 		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]_active"
diff --git a/code/modules/holiday/halloween/jacqueen.dm b/code/modules/holiday/halloween/jacqueen.dm
index fb16a9c9a7..9f41fb0f79 100644
--- a/code/modules/holiday/halloween/jacqueen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/holiday/halloween/jacqueen.dm
@@ -731,9 +731,12 @@
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/potion_container/throw_impact(atom/hit_atom, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum)
 	..()
+	delayed_release_smoke()
+
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/potion_container/proc/delayed_release_smoke()
 	sleep(20)
 	var/datum/effect_system/smoke_spread/chem/s = new()
-	s.set_up(src.reagents, 3, src.loc)
+	s.set_up(src.reagents, 3, get_turf(src))
 	s.start()
 	qdel(src)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_misc.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_misc.dm
index 4684352ef5..97a87a5e01 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_misc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_misc.dm
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 	icon_state = "capturedevice"
 
 /obj/item/capturedevice/attack(mob/living/M, mob/user)
+	try_catching(M, user)
+
+/obj/item/capturedevice/proc/try_catching(mob/living/M, mob/user)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
 	if(length(contents))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The device already has something inside.</span>")
 		return
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This creature is too aggressive to capture.</span>")
 			return
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You store [M] in the capture device.</span>")
-	store(M)
+	store(M, user)
 
 /obj/item/capturedevice/attack_self(mob/user)
 	if(contents.len)
@@ -125,7 +129,10 @@
 	else
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The device is empty...</span>")
 
-/obj/item/capturedevice/proc/store(var/mob/living/M)
+/obj/item/capturedevice/proc/store(var/mob/living/M, mob/user)
+	if(length(contents))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The device already has something inside.</span>")
+		return
 	M.forceMove(src)
 
 /obj/item/capturedevice/proc/release()