diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 9ea2a759b4c..f4b2e6d4044 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/adjustBruteLoss(damage)
 	..(damage)
-	if(!ckey && !stat && search_objects < 3)//Not unconscious, and we don't ignore mobs
+	if(damage > 0 && !ckey && !stat && search_objects < 3)//Not unconscious, and we don't ignore mobs
 		if(search_objects)//Turn off item searching and ignore whatever item we were looking at, we're more concerned with fight or flight
 			search_objects = 0
 			target = null