diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_effects.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_effects.dm
index 70999092c4b..69490b12e76 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_effects.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_effects.dm
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 				if(is_type_in_list(local_atom_in_range,local_required_atom_list))
 					selected_atoms |= local_atom_in_range
 					local_required_atoms -= list(local_required_atom_list)
+					break
 
 		if(length(local_required_atoms) > 0)
 			continue