diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
index a9eb5e3d46..79c737fc58 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
@@ -80,21 +80,16 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(telecomms_list)
 	// return TRUE if found, FALSE if not found
 	return signal && (!freq_listening.len || (signal.frequency in freq_listening))
 
-/obj/machinery/telecomms/New()
-	GLOB.telecomms_list += src
-	..()
-
 /obj/machinery/telecomms/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
+	GLOB.telecomms_list += src
 	if(mapload && autolinkers.len)
-		// Links nearby machines
-		if(!long_range_link)
-			for(var/obj/machinery/telecomms/T in urange(20, src, 1))
-				add_link(T)
-		else
-			for(var/obj/machinery/telecomms/T in GLOB.telecomms_list)
-				add_link(T)
+		return INITIALIZE_HINT_LATELOAD
 
+/obj/machinery/telecomms/LateInitialize()
+	..()
+	for(var/obj/machinery/telecomms/T in (long_range_link ? GLOB.telecomms_list : urange(20, src, 1)))
+		add_link(T)
 
 /obj/machinery/telecomms/Destroy()
 	GLOB.telecomms_list -= src