diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 6c56a42b65b..76b0360a137 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 			return
 
 	if(usr.get_active_held_item() == null) // Let me know if this has any problems -Yota
-		usr.UnarmedAttack(src)
+		usr.UnarmedAttack(src, TRUE)
 
 /**
  *This proc is executed when someone clicks the on-screen UI button.