diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
index 5bb3b5226f4..54181a92723 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@
 	desc = "I can't believe its not a bear!"
 	faction = list("neutral", "russian")
 	obj_damage = 11
-	melee_damage_lower = 1
-	melee_damage_upper = 1
+	melee_damage_lower = 0
+	melee_damage_upper = 0
+	sharpness = NONE //it's made of butter
 	armour_penetration = 0
 	response_harm_continuous = "takes a bite out of"
 	response_harm_simple = "take a bite out of"
@@ -176,10 +177,11 @@
 		to_chat(src, span_notice("Your name is now <b>\"new_name\"</b>!"))
 		name = new_name
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear/butter/AttackingTarget() //Makes some attacks by the butter bear slip those who dare cross its path.
-	if(isliving(target))
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear/butter/AttackingTarget() //Makes the butter bear's attacks against vertical targets slip said targets
+	. = ..()
+	if(isliving(target)) //we don't check for . here, since attack_animal() (and thus AttackingTarget()) will return false if your damage dealt is 0
 		var/mob/living/L = target
 		if((L.body_position == STANDING_UP))
 			L.Knockdown(20)
 			playsound(loc, 'sound/misc/slip.ogg', 15)
-			L.visible_message(span_danger("[L] slips on butter!"))
+			L.visible_message(span_danger("[L] slips on [src]'s butter!"))