diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
index d46b2029a..893943a62 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
             fissionRateScrollBar.BarScroll = targetFissionRate / 100.0f;
             turbineOutputScrollBar.BarScroll = targetTurbineOutput / 100.0f;
             onOffSwitch.BarScroll = shutDown ? Math.Max(onOffSwitch.BarScroll, 0.55f) : Math.Min(onOffSwitch.BarScroll, 0.45f);
+
+            IsActive = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
index af7fefd81..5d6439226 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
 
             if (!item.CanClientAccess(c)) return;
 
+            IsActive = true;
+
             if (!autoTemp && AutoTemp) blameOnBroken = c;
             if (turbineOutput < targetTurbineOutput) blameOnBroken = c;
             if (fissionRate > targetFissionRate) blameOnBroken = c;
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
index a26222b4b..ee38171f6 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Machines/Reactor.cs
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
         {
             if (GameMain.NetworkMember != null && GameMain.NetworkMember.IsClient) { return false; }
 
+            IsActive = true;
+
             float degreeOfSuccess = DegreeOfSuccess(character);
 
             //characters with insufficient skill levels don't refuel the reactor