diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
index be113d9201f..922ddc61bf1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
-
+/**
+ * Adjusts the health of a simple mob by a set amount and wakes AI if its idle to react
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * * amount The amount that will be used to adjust the mob's health
+ * * updating_health If the mob's health should be immediately updated to the new value
+ * * forced If we should force update the adjustment of the mob's health no matter the restrictions, like GODMODE
+ */
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/adjustHealth(amount, updating_health = TRUE, forced = FALSE)
-	if(!forced && (status_flags & GODMODE))
-		return FALSE
-	bruteloss = round(clamp(bruteloss + amount, 0, maxHealth * 2), DAMAGE_PRECISION)
-	if(updating_health)
-		updatehealth()
-	return amount
+	. = FALSE
+	if(forced || !(status_flags & GODMODE))
+		bruteloss = round(clamp(bruteloss + amount, 0, maxHealth * 2), DAMAGE_PRECISION)
+		if(updating_health)
+			updatehealth()
+		. = amount
+	if(ckey || stat)
+		return
+	if(AIStatus == AI_IDLE)
+		toggle_ai(AI_ON)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/adjustBruteLoss(amount, updating_health = TRUE, forced = FALSE)
 	if(forced)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index c99709fd718..beedeea489d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -705,13 +705,6 @@
 	if (pulledby || shouldwakeup)
 		toggle_ai(AI_ON)
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/adjustHealth(amount, updating_health = TRUE, forced = FALSE)
-	. = ..()
-	if(!ckey && !stat)//Not unconscious
-		if(AIStatus == AI_IDLE)
-			toggle_ai(AI_ON)
-
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/onTransitZ(old_z, new_z)
 	..()
 	if (AIStatus == AI_Z_OFF)