diff --git a/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs b/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
index 76eb8092add..8f882d3b3d4 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ public sealed class TechDisciplinePrototype : IPrototype
     /// Purchasing this tier of technology causes a server to become "locked" to this discipline.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("lockoutTier")]
-    public int LockoutTier = 3;
+    public int LockoutTier = 4;
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Research/Systems/SharedResearchSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Research/Systems/SharedResearchSystem.cs
index 12f27d0b9c9..30c6e354718 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Research/Systems/SharedResearchSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Research/Systems/SharedResearchSystem.cs
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ public bool IsTechnologyUnlocked(EntityUid uid, string technologyId, TechnologyD
 
     public void TrySetMainDiscipline(TechnologyPrototype prototype, EntityUid uid, TechnologyDatabaseComponent? component = null)
     {
+        return;
         if (!Resolve(uid, ref component))
             return;