diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach/mothroach_ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach/mothroach_ai.dm
index 5ef330cdc64..5801d183215 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach/mothroach_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach/mothroach_ai.dm
@@ -27,9 +27,21 @@
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	set_blackboard_key(BB_MOTHROACH_NEXT_EAT, world.time + MOTHROACH_EAT_TIMER)
 
+/datum/ai_planning_subtree/find_food/mothroach
+	finding_behavior = /datum/ai_behavior/find_and_set/in_list/mothroach_food
+
 /datum/ai_planning_subtree/find_food/mothroach/SelectBehaviors(datum/ai_controller/controller, seconds_per_tick)
 	if(world.time < controller.blackboard[BB_MOTHROACH_NEXT_EAT])
 		return
 	return ..()
 
+/datum/ai_behavior/find_and_set/in_list/mothroach_food
+
+/datum/ai_behavior/find_and_set/in_list/mothroach_food/search_tactic(datum/ai_controller/controller, locate_paths, search_range)
+	var/list/found = typecache_filter_list(oview(search_range, controller.pawn), locate_paths)
+	var/mob/living/living_pawn = controller.pawn
+	found -= living_pawn.loc
+	if(length(found))
+		return pick(found)
+
 #undef MOTHROACH_EAT_TIMER