diff --git a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_equipFRIES.sqf b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_equipFRIES.sqf
index 6dcb29e3e7..39b9e881b5 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_equipFRIES.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_equipFRIES.sqf
@@ -15,15 +15,20 @@
  * Public: Yes
  */
 
-params ["_vehicle"];
+[{
+    params ["_vehicle"];
 
-private _config = configOf _vehicle;
-if !(isNumber (_config >> QGVAR(enabled))) then {
-    ["%1 has not been configured for ACE_Fastroping.", getText (_config >> "displayName")] call BIS_fnc_error;
-} else {
-    if (getNumber (_config >> QGVAR(enabled)) == 2) then {
-        private _fries = (getText (_config >> QGVAR(friesType))) createVehicle [0, 0, 0];
-        _fries attachTo [_vehicle, getArray (_config >> QGVAR(friesAttachmentPoint))];
-        _vehicle setVariable [QGVAR(FRIES), _fries, true];
+    if (!alive _vehicle) exitWith { WARNING_1("bad vehicle %1",_this); };
+    if (alive (_vehicle getVariable [QGVAR(FRIES),objNull])) exitWith { WARNING_1("already equiped %1",_this); };
+
+    private _config = configOf _vehicle;
+    if !(isNumber (_config >> QGVAR(enabled))) then {
+        ["%1 has not been configured for ACE_Fastroping.", getText (_config >> "displayName")] call BIS_fnc_error;
+    } else {
+        if (getNumber (_config >> QGVAR(enabled)) == 2) then {
+            private _fries = (getText (_config >> QGVAR(friesType))) createVehicle [0, 0, 0];
+            _fries attachTo [_vehicle, getArray (_config >> QGVAR(friesAttachmentPoint))];
+            _vehicle setVariable [QGVAR(FRIES), _fries, true];
+        };
     };
-};
+}, _this] call CBA_fnc_execNextFrame;