From cb1e2f3730ff836a53ec5b0ffae20126224075a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: silicons <2003111+silicons@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 02:09:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] thing

---
 code/datums/components/radioactive.dm | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm b/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
index 4c418bb8dc..f41396ad67 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
@@ -52,8 +52,15 @@
 		return
 	strength -= strength / hl3_release_date
 	if(strength <= RAD_BACKGROUND_RADIATION)
-		qdel(src)
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/check_dissipate), 5 SECONDS)
+		return PROCESS_KILL
 
+/datum/component/radioactive/proc/check_dissipate()
+	if(strength <= RAD_BACKGROUND_RADIATION)
+		qdel(src)
+		return
+	if(!(datum_flags & DF_ISPROCESSING))	// keep going
+		START_PROCESSING(SSradiation, src)
 
 /datum/component/radioactive/proc/glow_loop(atom/movable/master)
 	var/filter = master.get_filter("rad_glow")