diff --git a/src/Netscript/NetscriptHelpers.tsx b/src/Netscript/NetscriptHelpers.tsx
index 54935596b..2126d41e0 100644
--- a/src/Netscript/NetscriptHelpers.tsx
+++ b/src/Netscript/NetscriptHelpers.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export const helpers = {
   createPublicRunningScript,
   failOnHacknetServer,
   validateBitNodeOptions,
+  getNormalServer,
 };
 
 /** RunOptions with non-optional, type-validated members, for passing between internal functions. */
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ function scriptIdentifier(
  * @param {string} hostname - Hostname of the server
  * @returns {BaseServer} The specified server as a BaseServer
  */
-function getServer(ctx: NetscriptContext, hostname: string) {
+function getServer(ctx: NetscriptContext, hostname: string): BaseServer {
   const server = GetServer(hostname);
   if (server == null || (server.serversOnNetwork.length == 0 && server.hostname != "home")) {
     const str = hostname === "" ? "'' (empty string)" : "'" + hostname + "'";
@@ -487,6 +488,21 @@ function getServer(ctx: NetscriptContext, hostname: string) {
   return server;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A "normal server" is an instance of the Server class in src/Server/Server.ts.
+ */
+function getNormalServer(ctx: NetscriptContext, host: string): Server {
+  const server = getServer(ctx, host);
+  if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
+    let errorMessage = `Cannot be executed on ${host}.`;
+    if (server instanceof HacknetServer) {
+      errorMessage += " The server must not be a hacknet server.";
+    }
+    throw helpers.errorMessage(ctx, errorMessage);
+  }
+  return server;
+}
+
 function isScriptArgs(args: unknown): args is ScriptArg[] {
   const isScriptArg = (arg: unknown) => typeof arg === "string" || typeof arg === "number" || typeof arg === "boolean";
   return Array.isArray(args) && args.every(isScriptArg);
@@ -495,10 +511,7 @@ function isScriptArgs(args: unknown): args is ScriptArg[] {
 function hack(ctx: NetscriptContext, hostname: string, manual: boolean, opts: unknown): Promise<number> {
   const ws = ctx.workerScript;
   const { threads, stock, additionalMsec } = validateHGWOptions(ctx, opts);
-  const server = getServer(ctx, hostname);
-  if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-    throw errorMessage(ctx, "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-  }
+  const server = getNormalServer(ctx, hostname);
 
   // Calculate the hacking time
   // This is in seconds
@@ -785,8 +798,8 @@ function createPublicRunningScript(runningScript: RunningScript, workerScript?:
 /**
  * Used to fail a function if the function's target is a Hacknet Server.
  * This is used for functions that should run on normal Servers, but not Hacknet Servers
+ * @param {NetscriptContext} ctx - Netscript context
  * @param {Server} server - Target server
- * @param {string} callingFn - Name of calling function. For logging purposes
  * @returns {boolean} True if the server is a Hacknet Server, false otherwise
  */
 function failOnHacknetServer(ctx: NetscriptContext, server: BaseServer): boolean {
diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
index 3cc677243..3cc275e7f 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import {
   renamePurchasedServer,
   upgradePurchasedServer,
 } from "./Server/ServerPurchases";
-import { Server } from "./Server/Server";
 import { influenceStockThroughServerGrow } from "./StockMarket/PlayerInfluencing";
 import { runScriptFromScript } from "./NetscriptWorker";
 import { killWorkerScript, killWorkerScriptByPid } from "./Netscript/killWorkerScript";
@@ -200,11 +199,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     const hackAmount = helpers.number(ctx, "hackAmount", _hackAmount);
 
     // Check argument validity
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return -1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (isNaN(hackAmount)) {
       throw helpers.errorMessage(
         ctx,
@@ -229,11 +224,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   hackAnalyze: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
 
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 0;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
     return calculatePercentMoneyHacked(server, Player);
   },
@@ -241,11 +232,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     let threads = helpers.number(ctx, "threads", _threads);
     if (_host) {
       const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-      const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-      if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-        helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-        return 0;
-      }
+      const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
       const percentHacked = calculatePercentMoneyHacked(server, Player);
 
@@ -260,11 +247,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   hackAnalyzeChance: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
 
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 0;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
     return calculateHackingChance(server, Player);
   },
@@ -288,10 +271,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
     const { threads, stock, additionalMsec } = helpers.validateHGWOptions(ctx, opts);
 
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      throw helpers.errorMessage(ctx, "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
     // No root access or skill level too low
     const canHack = netscriptCanGrow(server);
@@ -341,12 +321,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
       const cores = helpers.positiveInteger(ctx, "cores", _cores);
 
       // Check argument validity
-      const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-      if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-        // Todo 2.3: Make this throw instead of returning 0?
-        helpers.log(ctx, () => `${host} is not a hackable server. Returning 0.`);
-        return 0;
-      }
+      const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
       if (!Number.isFinite(mult) || mult < 1) {
         throw helpers.errorMessage(ctx, `Invalid argument: multiplier must be finite and >= 1, is ${mult}.`);
       }
@@ -360,12 +335,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
       if (_host) {
         const cores = helpers.number(ctx, "cores", _cores);
         const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-        const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-
-        if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-          helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-          return 0;
-        }
+        const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
         const maxThreadsNeeded = Math.ceil(
           numCycleForGrowthCorrected(server, server.moneyMax, server.moneyAvailable, cores),
@@ -380,10 +350,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
     const { threads, additionalMsec } = helpers.validateHGWOptions(ctx, opts);
 
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      throw helpers.errorMessage(ctx, "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
     // No root access or skill level too low
     const canHack = netscriptCanWeaken(server);
@@ -572,11 +539,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   nuke: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
 
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (server.hasAdminRights) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => `Already have root access to '${server.hostname}'.`);
       return true;
@@ -595,11 +558,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   brutessh: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (!Player.hasProgram(CompletedProgramName.bruteSsh)) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "You do not have the BruteSSH.exe program!");
       return false;
@@ -615,11 +574,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   ftpcrack: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (!Player.hasProgram(CompletedProgramName.ftpCrack)) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "You do not have the FTPCrack.exe program!");
       return false;
@@ -635,11 +590,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   relaysmtp: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (!Player.hasProgram(CompletedProgramName.relaySmtp)) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "You do not have the relaySMTP.exe program!");
       return false;
@@ -655,11 +606,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   httpworm: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (!Player.hasProgram(CompletedProgramName.httpWorm)) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "You do not have the HTTPWorm.exe program!");
       return false;
@@ -675,11 +622,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   sqlinject: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (!Player.hasProgram(CompletedProgramName.sqlInject)) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "You do not have the SQLInject.exe program!");
       return false;
@@ -1007,14 +950,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   getServerMoneyAvailable: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 0;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 0;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     if (server.hostname == "home") {
       // Return player's money
       helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned player's money: ${formatMoney(Player.money)}`);
@@ -1025,92 +961,43 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
   },
   getServerSecurityLevel: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${formatSecurity(server.hackDifficulty)} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.hackDifficulty;
   },
   getServerBaseSecurityLevel: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${formatSecurity(server.baseDifficulty)} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.baseDifficulty;
   },
   getServerMinSecurityLevel: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${formatSecurity(server.minDifficulty)} for ${server.hostname}`);
     return server.minDifficulty;
   },
   getServerRequiredHackingLevel: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${formatNumberNoSuffix(server.requiredHackingSkill, 0)} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.requiredHackingSkill;
   },
   getServerMaxMoney: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 0;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 0;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${formatMoney(server.moneyMax)} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.moneyMax;
   },
   getServerGrowth: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${server.serverGrowth} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.serverGrowth;
   },
   getServerNumPortsRequired: (ctx) => (_host) => {
     const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-    const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot be executed on this server.");
-      return 5;
-    }
-    if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-      return 5;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
     helpers.log(ctx, () => `returned ${server.numOpenPortsRequired} for '${server.hostname}'`);
     return server.numOpenPortsRequired;
   },
@@ -1274,11 +1161,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     const name = helpers.string(ctx, "name", _name);
     let hostnameStr = String(name);
     hostnameStr = hostnameStr.replace(/\s\s+/g, "");
-    const server = GetServer(hostnameStr);
-    if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-      helpers.log(ctx, () => `Invalid argument: hostname='${hostnameStr}'`);
-      return false;
-    }
+    const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, hostnameStr);
 
     if (!server.purchasedByPlayer || server.hostname === "home") {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => "Cannot delete non-purchased server.");
@@ -1528,14 +1411,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     (ctx) =>
     (_host = ctx.workerScript.hostname) => {
       const host = helpers.string(ctx, "hostname", _host);
-      const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-      if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-        helpers.log(ctx, () => "invalid for this kind of server");
-        return Infinity;
-      }
-      if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-        return Infinity;
-      }
+      const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
       return calculateHackingTime(server, Player) * 1000;
     },
@@ -1543,14 +1419,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     (ctx) =>
     (_host = ctx.workerScript.hostname) => {
       const host = helpers.string(ctx, "host", _host);
-      const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-      if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-        helpers.log(ctx, () => "invalid for this kind of server");
-        return Infinity;
-      }
-      if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-        return Infinity;
-      }
+      const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
       return calculateGrowTime(server, Player) * 1000;
     },
@@ -1558,14 +1427,7 @@ export const ns: InternalAPI<NSFull> = {
     (ctx) =>
     (_host = ctx.workerScript.hostname) => {
       const host = helpers.string(ctx, "hostname", _host);
-      const server = helpers.getServer(ctx, host);
-      if (!(server instanceof Server)) {
-        helpers.log(ctx, () => "invalid for this kind of server");
-        return Infinity;
-      }
-      if (helpers.failOnHacknetServer(ctx, server)) {
-        return Infinity;
-      }
+      const server = helpers.getNormalServer(ctx, host);
 
       return calculateWeakenTime(server, Player) * 1000;
     },
diff --git a/src/utils/APIBreaks/3.0.0.ts b/src/utils/APIBreaks/3.0.0.ts
index e2280023a..46949ceee 100644
--- a/src/utils/APIBreaks/3.0.0.ts
+++ b/src/utils/APIBreaks/3.0.0.ts
@@ -241,5 +241,61 @@ export const breakingChanges300: VersionBreakingChange = {
       info: 'The "VeChain" upgrade was removed. The cost of that upgrade was refunded.',
       showWarning: false,
     },
+    {
+      brokenAPIs: [
+        { name: "ns.hackAnalyzeThreads" },
+        { name: "ns.hackAnalyze" },
+        { name: "ns.hackAnalyzeSecurity" },
+        { name: "ns.hackAnalyzeChance" },
+        { name: "ns.growthAnalyze" },
+        { name: "ns.growthAnalyzeSecurity" },
+        { name: "ns.nuke" },
+        { name: "ns.brutessh" },
+        { name: "ns.ftpcrack" },
+        { name: "ns.relaysmtp" },
+        { name: "ns.httpworm" },
+        { name: "ns.sqlinject" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerMoneyAvailable" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerSecurityLevel" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerBaseSecurityLevel" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerMinSecurityLevel" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerRequiredHackingLevel" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerMaxMoney" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerGrowth" },
+        { name: "ns.getServerNumPortsRequired" },
+        { name: "ns.deleteServer" },
+        { name: "ns.getHackTime" },
+        { name: "ns.getGrowTime" },
+        { name: "ns.getWeakenTime" },
+      ],
+      info:
+        "Some APIs returned a default value when you passed the hostname of a non-hackable server (e.g., hacknet " +
+        "server) to them.\nThese APIs now throw an error. The affected APIs are:\n" +
+        "- ns.hackAnalyzeThreads\n" +
+        "- ns.hackAnalyze\n" +
+        "- ns.hackAnalyzeSecurity\n" +
+        "- ns.hackAnalyzeChance\n" +
+        "- ns.growthAnalyze\n" +
+        "- ns.growthAnalyzeSecurity\n" +
+        "- ns.nuke\n" +
+        "- ns.brutessh\n" +
+        "- ns.ftpcrack\n" +
+        "- ns.relaysmtp\n" +
+        "- ns.httpworm\n" +
+        "- ns.sqlinject\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerMoneyAvailable\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerSecurityLevel\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerBaseSecurityLevel\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerMinSecurityLevel\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerRequiredHackingLevel\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerMaxMoney\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerGrowth\n" +
+        "- ns.getServerNumPortsRequired\n" +
+        "- ns.deleteServer\n" +
+        "- ns.getHackTime\n" +
+        "- ns.getGrowTime\n" +
+        "- ns.getWeakenTime\n",
+      showWarning: false,
+    },
   ],
 };