diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_pizza.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_pizza.dm
index 11f9e5cf8ba..896fbbaee9c 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_pizza.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_pizza.dm
@@ -178,17 +178,17 @@
 	tastes = list("crust" = 1, "tomato" = 1, "cheese" = 1, "pepperoni" = 2, "9 millimeter bullets" = 2)
 	value = FOOD_ILLEGAL
 
-/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/try_break_off(mob/living/M, mob/living/user) //maybe i'll give you a pizza, maybe i'll break off your arm
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/try_break_off(mob/living/M, mob/living/user) //maybe i give you a pizza maybe i break off your arm
+	if(prob(50) || (M != user) || !iscarbon(user) || HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_NODISMEMBER))
+		return
 	var/obj/item/bodypart/l_arm = user.get_bodypart(BODY_ZONE_L_ARM)
 	var/obj/item/bodypart/r_arm = user.get_bodypart(BODY_ZONE_R_ARM)
-	if(prob(50) && iscarbon(user) && M == user && (r_arm || l_arm))
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='userdanger'>Maybe I'll give you a pizza, maybe I'll break off your arm.</span>") //makes the reference more obvious
-		user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] breaks off [user]'s arm!</span>", "<span class='warning'>\The [src] breaks off your arm!</span>")
-		if(l_arm)
-			l_arm.dismember()
-		else
-			r_arm.dismember()
-		playsound(user, "desecration" ,50, TRUE, -1)
+	var/did_the_thing = (l_arm?.dismember() || r_arm?.dismember()) //not all limbs can be removed, so important to check that we did. the. thing.
+	if(!did_the_thing)
+		return
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='userdanger'>Maybe I'll give you a pizza, maybe I'll break off your arm.</span>") //makes the reference more obvious
+	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] breaks off [user]'s arm!</span>", "<span class='warning'>\The [src] breaks off your arm!</span>")
+	playsound(user, "desecration", 50, TRUE, -1)
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/proc/i_kill_you(obj/item/I, mob/user)
 	if(istype(I, /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/pineappleslice))