diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
index 7dc2f1d60b..62422bcf62 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_SMALL
 	slot_flags = ITEM_SLOT_BELT
 	var/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai
-	resistance_flags = FIRE_PROOF | ACID_PROOF | INDESTRUCTIBLE
+	resistance_flags = FIRE_PROOF | ACID_PROOF
+	max_integrity = 200
 
 /obj/item/paicard/suicide_act(mob/living/user)
 	user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is staring sadly at [src]! [user.p_they()] can't keep living without real human intimacy!</span>")
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
 			dat += "<b>Radio Uplink</b><br>"
 			dat += "Transmit: <A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];wires=[WIRE_TX]'>[(pai.radio.wires.is_cut(WIRE_TX)) ? "Disabled" : "Enabled"]</A><br>"
 			dat += "Receive: <A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];wires=[WIRE_RX]'>[(pai.radio.wires.is_cut(WIRE_RX)) ? "Disabled" : "Enabled"]</A><br>"
+			if(pai.radio_short)
+				dat += "<font color='red'>Reset radio short: <a href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];reset_radio_short=1'>\[RESET\]</a><br>"
 		else
 			dat += "<b>Radio Uplink</b><br>"
 			dat += "<font color=red><i>Radio firmware not loaded. Please install a pAI personality to load firmware.</i></font><br>"
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@
 			var/wire = text2num(href_list["wires"])
 			if(pai.radio)
 				pai.radio.wires.cut(wire)
+		if(href_list["reset_radio_short"])
+			pai.unshort_radio()
 		if(href_list["setlaws"])
 			var/newlaws = copytext(sanitize(input("Enter any additional directives you would like your pAI personality to follow. Note that these directives will not override the personality's allegiance to its imprinted master. Conflicting directives will be ignored.", "pAI Directive Configuration", pai.laws.supplied[1]) as message),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
 			if(newlaws && pai)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
index a2fcc8e97e..2f10877f11 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@
 	var/emitterhealth = 20
 	var/emittermaxhealth = 20
 	var/emitterregen = 0.25
+	var/emitter_next_use = 0
 	var/emittercd = 50
 	var/emitteroverloadcd = 100
-	var/emittersemicd = FALSE
 
-	var/overload_ventcrawl = 0
-	var/overload_bulletblock = 0	//Why is this a good idea?
-	var/overload_maxhealth = 0
+	var/radio_short = FALSE
+	var/radio_short_cooldown = 5 MINUTES
+	var/radio_short_timerid
+
 	canmove = FALSE
 	var/silent = FALSE
 	var/brightness_power = 5
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@
 /datum/action/innate/pai/shell/Trigger()
 	..()
 	if(P.holoform)
-		P.fold_in(0)
+		P.fold_in(FALSE)
 	else
 		P.fold_out()
 
@@ -304,6 +305,19 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/process()
 	emitterhealth = CLAMP((emitterhealth + emitterregen), -50, emittermaxhealth)
 
+/mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/short_radio()
+	if(radio_short_timerid)
+		deltimer(radio_short_timerid)
+	radio_short = TRUE
+	to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>Your radio shorts out!</span>")
+	radio_short_timerid = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/unshort_radio), radio_short_cooldown, flags = TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+
+/mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/unshort_radio()
+	radio_short = FALSE
+	to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>You feel your radio is operational once more.</span>")
+	if(radio_short_timerid)
+		deltimer(radio_short_timerid)
+
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/initialize_dynamic_chassis_icons()
 	. = list()
 	var/icon/curr		//for inserts
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_shell.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_shell.dm
index e79295fca4..6e8c3911fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_shell.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_shell.dm
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 		. = fold_in(force)
 		return
 
-	if(emittersemicd)
+	if(world_time < emitter_next_use)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Error: Holochassis emitters recycling. Please try again later.</span>")
 		return FALSE
 
-	emittersemicd = TRUE
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/emittercool), emittercd)
+	emitter_next_use = world_time + emittercd
 	canmove = TRUE
 	density = TRUE
 	if(istype(card.loc, /obj/item/pda))
@@ -46,20 +45,17 @@
 	visible_message("<span class='boldnotice'>[src] folds out its holochassis emitter and forms a holoshell around itself!</span>")
 	holoform = TRUE
 
-/mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/emittercool()
-	emittersemicd = FALSE
-
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/fold_in(force = FALSE)
-	emittersemicd = TRUE
-	if(!force)
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/emittercool), emittercd)
-	else
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/emittercool), emitteroverloadcd)
+	emitter_next_use = world_time + (force? emitteroverloadcd : emittercd)
 	icon_state = "[chassis]"
 	if(!holoform)
 		. = fold_out(force)
 		return
-	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] deactivates its holochassis emitter and folds back into a compact card!</span>")
+	if(force)
+		short_radio()
+		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] shorts out, collapsing back into their storage card, sparks emitted from their radio antenna!</span>")
+	else
+		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] deactivates its holochassis emitter and folds back into a compact card!</span>")
 	stop_pulling()
 	if(client)
 		client.perspective = EYE_PERSPECTIVE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/say.dm
index 9f07900a25..31440f5473 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/say.dm
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@
 		..(message)
 
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/binarycheck()
-	return 0
+	return FALSE
+
+/mob/living/silicon/pai/radio()
+	if(radio_short)
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Your radio is shorted out!</span>")
+		return ITALICS | REDUCE_RANGE
+	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
index 9882d028d1..b0555ec6de 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@
 	dat += "<A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];software=refresh'>Refresh</A><br>"
 	// Built-in
 	dat += "<A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];software=directives'>Directives</A><br>"
-	dat += "<A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];software=radio;sub=0'>Radio Configuration</A><br>"
+	if(radio_shorted)
+		dat += "\[RADIO SHORTED - Recalibrating!\]"
+	else
+		dat += "<A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];software=radio;sub=0'>Radio Configuration</A><br>"
 	dat += "<A href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];software=image'>Screen Display</A><br>"
 	//dat += "Text Messaging <br>"
 	dat += "<br>"