diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
index 8d301c934a..e456dfee51 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@
 	playsound(src,'sound/effects/sparks4.ogg',50,1)
 	do_teleport(target, F, 0)
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/swarmer/electrocute_act(shock_damage, obj/source, siemens_coeff = 1, safety = FALSE, tesla_shock = FALSE, illusion = FALSE, stun = TRUE)
+	if(!tesla_shock)
+		return FALSE
+	return ..()
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/swarmer/proc/DismantleMachine(obj/machinery/target)
 	do_attack_animation(target)
 	to_chat(src, "<span class='info'>We begin to dismantle this machine. We will need to be uninterrupted.</span>")