diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
index d07f66609b..3f261c7991 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 	add_logs(owner, null, "gained Vanguard stun immunity")
 	owner.add_stun_absorption("vanguard", 200, 1, "'s yellow aura momentarily intensifies!", "Your ward absorbs the stun!", " radiating with a soft yellow light!")
 	owner.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[owner] begins to faintly glow!</span>", "<span class='brass'>You will absorb all stuns for the next twenty seconds.</span>")
+	owner.SetStunned(0, FALSE)
+	owner.SetWeakened(0)
 	progbar = new(owner, duration, owner)
 	progbar.bar.color = list("#FAE48C", "#FAE48C", "#FAE48C", rgb(0,0,0))
 	progbar.update(duration - world.time)