diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/beacons/deployable_beacons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/beacons/deployable_beacons.dm
index a9624945f7..aa10fe78ef 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/beacons/deployable_beacons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/beacons/deployable_beacons.dm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	if(!do_after(user, (1 SECONDS), INTERRUPT_ALL, BUSY_ICON_BUILD, src))
 		return
 
-	playsound(deploying_turf, 'sound/mecha/mechmove01.ogg', 30, 1)
+	playsound(deploying_turf, 'sound/machines/beacon_activated.ogg')
 
 	var/obj/structure/deployable_beacon/deployed_beacon = new beacon_type(get_turf(src), user)
 
diff --git a/sound/machines/beacon_activated.ogg b/sound/machines/beacon_activated.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb1e40d899
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/machines/beacon_activated.ogg differ