diff --git a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
index b514a926a0a2..3318df854c3e 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_controller.dm
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ have ways of interacting with a specific mob and control it.
 	var/pickpocket = FALSE
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/human in oview(5, living_pawn))
 		var/obj/item/held_weapon = GetBestWeapon(list(human.get_active_hand(), human.get_inactive_hand()) + weapon, list(living_pawn.get_active_hand(), living_pawn.get_inactive_hand()))
+		if(istype(held_weapon, /obj/item/gun/energy/vortex_shotgun))
+			continue
 		if(held_weapon == weapon) // It's just the same one, not a held one
 			continue
 		pickpocket = TRUE
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/atmosgrenade.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/atmosgrenade.dm
index fb670276be5a..8f0098147dd3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/atmosgrenade.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/atmosgrenade.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	var/turf/simulated/target_turf = get_turf(src)
 	if(istype(target_turf))
-		src.release_air(target_turf)
+		release_air(target_turf)
 
 /obj/item/grenade/gas/proc/release_air(turf/simulated/target_turf)
 	// Any proc that wants MILLA to be synchronous should not sleep.