diff --git a/code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/targeting_strategies/basic_targeting_strategy.dm b/code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/targeting_strategies/basic_targeting_strategy.dm
index 2394f2a3862..320e6abf0be 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/targeting_strategies/basic_targeting_strategy.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/targeting_strategies/basic_targeting_strategy.dm
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 		if(M.status_flags & GODMODE)
 			return FALSE
 
+	if (vision_range && get_dist(living_mob, the_target) > vision_range)
+		return FALSE
+
 	if(!ignore_sight && !can_see(living_mob, the_target, vision_range)) //Target has moved behind cover and we have lost line of sight to it
 		return FALSE