diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index ee8e9b47420..5d90764e29e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 
 		var/miss_chance = 100//calculate the odds that a punch misses entirely. considers stamina and brute damage of the puncher. punches miss by default to prevent weird cases
 		if(user.dna.species.punchdamagelow)
-			if(atk_verb == ATTACK_EFFECT_KICK || HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_PERFECT_ATTACKER)) //kicks never miss (provided your species deals more than 0 damage)
+			if(atk_verb == ATTACK_EFFECT_KICK || HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_PERFECT_ATTACKER)) //kicks never miss (provided your species deals more than 0 damage)
 				miss_chance = 0
 			else
 				miss_chance = min((user.dna.species.punchdamagehigh/user.dna.species.punchdamagelow) + user.getStaminaLoss() + (user.getBruteLoss()*0.5), 100) //old base chance for a miss + various damage. capped at 100 to prevent weirdness in prob()