diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/mulebot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/mulebot.dm
index 8432bc8df17..fc0d4bab71c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/mulebot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/mulebot.dm
@@ -718,12 +718,12 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/bot/mulebot/bot_reset()
 	playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/splat.ogg', 50, 1)
 
 	var/damage = rand(5,15)
-	H.apply_damage(2*damage, BRUTE, "head")
-	H.apply_damage(2*damage, BRUTE, "chest")
-	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "l_leg")
-	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "r_leg")
-	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "l_arm")
-	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "r_arm")
+	H.apply_damage(2*damage, BRUTE, "head", run_armor_check("head", "melee"))
+	H.apply_damage(2*damage, BRUTE, "chest", run_armor_check("chest", "melee"))
+	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "l_leg", run_armor_check("l_leg", "melee"))
+	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "r_leg", run_armor_check("r_leg", "melee"))
+	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "l_arm", run_armor_check("l_arm", "melee"))
+	H.apply_damage(0.5*damage, BRUTE, "r_arm", run_armor_check("r_arm", "melee"))
 
 	var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/B = new(loc)
 	B.add_blood_list(H)