diff --git a/code/datums/holocall.dm b/code/datums/holocall.dm
index b125f3f502..8ad760ef8e 100644
--- a/code/datums/holocall.dm
+++ b/code/datums/holocall.dm
@@ -43,19 +43,18 @@
 
 //cleans up ALL references :)
 /datum/holocall/Destroy()
-	user.reset_perspective()
-	if(!QDELETED(eye) && user.client)
-		for(var/datum/camerachunk/chunk in eye.visibleCameraChunks)
-			chunk.remove(eye)
-		qdel(eye)
-	eye = null
-	user.remote_control = null
-	
-	user = null
+	if(!QDELETED(user))
+		user.reset_perspective()
+		if(user.client)
+			for(var/datum/camerachunk/chunk in eye.visibleCameraChunks)
+				chunk.remove(eye)
+		user.remote_control = null
+		user = null
+	QDEL_NULL(eye)
+
 	if(hologram)
 		hologram.HC = null
-	hologram = null
-	calling_holopad.outgoing_call = null
+		hologram = null
 
 	for(var/I in dialed_holopads)
 		var/obj/machinery/holopad/H = I
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@
 	dialed_holopads.Cut()
 
 	if(calling_holopad)
+		calling_holopad.outgoing_call = null
 		calling_holopad.SetLightsAndPower()
 		calling_holopad = null
 	if(connected_holopad)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 /datum/holocall/proc/ConnectionFailure(obj/machinery/holopad/H, graceful = FALSE)
 	testing("Holocall connection failure: graceful [graceful]")
 	if(H == connected_holopad || H == calling_holopad)
-		if(!graceful)
+		if(!graceful && H != calling_holopad)
 			calling_holopad.say("Connection failure.")
 		qdel(src)
 		return
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@
 	. = !QDELETED(user) && !user.incapacitated() && !QDELETED(calling_holopad) && calling_holopad.is_operational() && user.loc == calling_holopad.loc
 
 	if(.)
-		if(connected_holopad)
-			. = !QDELETED(connected_holopad) && connected_holopad.is_operational()
-		else
+		if(!connected_holopad)
 			. = world.time < (call_start_time + HOLOPAD_MAX_DIAL_TIME)
 			if(!.)
 				calling_holopad.say("No answer recieved.")
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/hologram.dm b/code/game/machinery/hologram.dm
index 8578096b3e..e58b5e8468 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/hologram.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/hologram.dm
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@ Possible to do for anyone motivated enough:
 
 /obj/machinery/holopad/Destroy()
 	if(outgoing_call)
-		LAZYADD(holo_calls, outgoing_call)
+		outgoing_call.ConnectionFailure(src)
 
 	for(var/I in holo_calls)
 		var/datum/holocall/HC = I
 		HC.ConnectionFailure(src)
-	LAZYCLEARLIST(holo_calls)
 
 	for (var/I in masters)
 		clear_holo(I)
@@ -75,6 +74,13 @@ Possible to do for anyone motivated enough:
 		stat &= ~NOPOWER
 	else
 		stat |= NOPOWER
+		if(outgoing_call)
+			outgoing_call.ConnectionFailure(src)
+
+/obj/machinery/holopad/obj_break()
+	. = ..()
+	if(outgoing_call)
+		outgoing_call.ConnectionFailure(src)
 
 /obj/machinery/holopad/RefreshParts()
 	var/holograph_range = 4