diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
index 026c39c6cf..45abff53d3 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
@@ -527,11 +527,14 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(main_supermatter_engine, /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal)
 /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/attack_tk(mob/user)
 	if(iscarbon(user))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/C = user
+		log_game("[key_name(C)] has been disintegrated by a telekenetic grab on a supermatter crystal.</span>")
 		to_chat(C, "<span class='userdanger'>That was a really dense idea.</span>")
-		C.ghostize()
+		C.visible_message("<span class='userdanger'>A bright flare of radiation is seen from [C]'s head, shortly before you hear a sickening sizzling!</span>")
 		var/obj/item/organ/brain/rip_u = locate(/obj/item/organ/brain) in C.internal_organs
 		rip_u.Remove(C)
 		qdel(rip_u)
+		return
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/attack_paw(mob/user)
 	dust_mob(user, cause = "monkey attack")