diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
index 445ed389b7..d1e3de1248 100755
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/communications/process()
 	if(..())
-		if(state != STATE_STATUSDISPLAY && state != STATE_CALLSHUTTLE && state != STATE_PURCHASE && state != STATE_VIEWMESSAGE)
-			updateDialog()
+		var/ai_autoupdate = aistate != STATE_STATUSDISPLAY && aistate != STATE_CALLSHUTTLE && aistate != STATE_PURCHASE && aistate != STATE_VIEWMESSAGE
+		var/machine_user_autoupdate = state != STATE_STATUSDISPLAY && state != STATE_CALLSHUTTLE && state != STATE_PURCHASE && state != STATE_VIEWMESSAGE
+		updateDialog(machine_user_autoupdate,ai_autoupdate)
 
 /obj/machinery/computer/communications/Topic(href, href_list)
 	if(..())
diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index 02e1cc9bd0..664cdbf383 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -138,19 +138,22 @@
 		else
 			obj_flags &= ~IN_USE
 
-/obj/proc/updateDialog()
+/obj/proc/updateDialog(update_viewers = TRUE,update_ais = TRUE)
 	// Check that people are actually using the machine. If not, don't update anymore.
 	if(obj_flags & IN_USE)
-		var/list/nearby = viewers(1, src)
-		var/is_in_use = 0
-		for(var/mob/M in nearby)
-			if ((M.client && M.machine == src))
-				is_in_use = 1
-				src.interact(M)
-		var/ai_in_use = AutoUpdateAI(src)
+		var/is_in_use = FALSE
+		if(update_viewers)
+			for(var/mob/M in viewers(1, src))
+				if ((M.client && M.machine == src))
+					is_in_use = TRUE
+					src.interact(M)
+		var/ai_in_use = FALSE
+		if(update_ais)
+			ai_in_use = AutoUpdateAI(src)
 
-		if(!ai_in_use && !is_in_use)
-			obj_flags &= ~IN_USE
+		if(update_viewers && update_ais) //State change is sure only if we check both
+			if(!ai_in_use && !is_in_use)
+				obj_flags &= ~IN_USE
 
 
 /obj/attack_ghost(mob/user)