diff --git a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/Equipment/ArtifactAnalyzerSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/Equipment/ArtifactAnalyzerSystem.cs
index 2d5aa459fb..ee9bcf8ec9 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/Equipment/ArtifactAnalyzerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/Equipment/ArtifactAnalyzerSystem.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public sealed class ArtifactAnalyzerSystem : SharedArtifactAnalyzerSystem
             sumResearch += research;
         }
 
-        if (sumResearch == 0)
+        // 4-16-25: It's a sad day when a scientist makes negative 5k research
+        if (sumResearch <= 0)
             return;
 
         _research.ModifyServerPoints(server.Value, sumResearch, serverComponent);
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Xenoarchaeology/Artifact/SharedXenoArtifactSystem.Node.cs b/Content.Shared/Xenoarchaeology/Artifact/SharedXenoArtifactSystem.Node.cs
index 75f88a41c3..899e578bcf 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Xenoarchaeology/Artifact/SharedXenoArtifactSystem.Node.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Xenoarchaeology/Artifact/SharedXenoArtifactSystem.Node.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public abstract partial class SharedXenoArtifactSystem
         if (ent.Comp.Locked)
             return 0;
 
-        return ent.Comp.ResearchValue - ent.Comp.ConsumedResearchValue;
+        return Math.Max(0, ent.Comp.ResearchValue - ent.Comp.ConsumedResearchValue);
     }
 
     /// <summary>