diff --git a/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/_phone.dm b/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/_phone.dm
index 324235d8ba13..fce7c6e29463 100644
--- a/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/_phone.dm
+++ b/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/_phone.dm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	if(!sim_card && default_sim_card_type)
 		sim_card = new default_sim_card_type(src)
 		sim_card.phone_weakref = WEAKREF(src)
-	phone_radio = new(src)
+	phone_radio = new /obj/item/radio/phone(src)
 	phone_radio.keyslot = new
 	phone_radio.radio_noise = FALSE
 	phone_radio.canhear_range = 1
diff --git a/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/phone_procs.dm b/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/phone_procs.dm
index db3423e400a0..0e3f02c04651 100644
--- a/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/phone_procs.dm
+++ b/modular_darkpack/modules/phones/code/phone_procs.dm
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/obj/item/radio/phone/can_receive(input_frequency, list/levels)
+	return ..(input_frequency, RADIO_NO_Z_LEVEL_RESTRICTION) // without this, phones only work on their own Z level
+
 // Updates the phone's contacts, for when a new contact joins the game.
 /obj/item/smartphone/proc/update_contacts()
 	for(var/datum/contact_network/contact_network as anything in contact_networks)