diff --git a/Content.Server/Salvage/FultonSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Salvage/FultonSystem.cs
index b16339e05a..a0921f3561 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Salvage/FultonSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Salvage/FultonSystem.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-using System.Numerics;
 using Content.Shared.Salvage.Fulton;
+using Robust.Shared.Containers;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
-using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
 using Robust.Shared.Random;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Salvage;
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Salvage;
 public sealed class FultonSystem : SharedFultonSystem
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedContainerSystem _container = default!;
 
     public override void Initialize()
     {
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ public sealed class FultonSystem : SharedFultonSystem
 
     private void Fulton(EntityUid uid, FultonedComponent component)
     {
-        if (!Deleted(component.Beacon))
+        if (!Deleted(component.Beacon) &&
+            TryComp<TransformComponent>(component.Beacon, out var beaconXform) &&
+            !_container.IsEntityOrParentInContainer(component.Beacon.Value, xform: beaconXform))
         {
             var xform = Transform(uid);
             var oldCoords = xform.Coordinates;
             var offset = _random.NextVector2(1.5f);
-            TransformSystem.SetCoordinates(uid, new EntityCoordinates(component.Beacon.Value, offset));
+            TransformSystem.SetCoordinates(uid, new EntityCoordinates(beaconXform.ParentUid, offset));
 
             RaiseNetworkEvent(new FultonAnimationMessage()
             {