diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/ai_data_core.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/ai_data_core.dm
index 8b07ea4cac5a..0a77732f6e3c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/ai_data_core.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/ai_data_core.dm
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(primary_data_core, null)
 		add_overlay(on_overlay)
 
 /obj/machinery/ai/data_core/proc/partytime()
-	if(TimerID)
-		return FALSE
 	var/current_color = random_color()
 	set_light(7, 3, current_color)
 	TimerID = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/partytime), 0.5 SECONDS, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
@@ -157,6 +155,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(primary_data_core, null)
 	set_light(0)
 	if(TimerID)
 		deltimer(TimerID)
+		TimerID = null
 /obj/machinery/ai/data_core/primary
 	name = "primary AI Data Core"
 	desc = "A complicated computer system capable of emulating the neural functions of a human at near-instantanous speeds. This one has a scrawny and faded note saying: 'Primary AI Data Core'"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/projects/rgb.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/projects/rgb.dm
index 895b4ae2710c..e89a25e8a1ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/projects/rgb.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/projects/rgb.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 	if(!.)
 		return .
 	for(var/obj/machinery/ai/data_core/datacores in GLOB.data_cores)
-		datacores.partytime()
+		if(!datacores.TimerID)
+			datacores.partytime()
 
 
 /datum/ai_project/rgb/stop()