diff --git a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
index 232c226e2f0..17ebdc9ef9f 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 		return TRUE //successful attack
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/attacked_by(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
-	if(attack_threshold_check(I.force, I.damtype, MELEE, FALSE))
+	if(!attack_threshold_check(I.force, I.damtype, MELEE, FALSE))
 		playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/tap.ogg', I.get_clamped_volume(), TRUE, -1)
 	else
 		return ..()