diff --git a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/datums/components/prone_mob.dm b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/datums/components/prone_mob.dm
index 883855ec756..9d457a67070 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/datums/components/prone_mob.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/datums/components/prone_mob.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 /datum/component/prone_mob
+	var/hand_blocking = FALSE
 
-/datum/component/prone_mob/Initialize(mob/living/source)
+/datum/component/prone_mob/Initialize(mob/living/source, block_hands = FALSE)
 	. = ..()
 	if(!isliving(parent))
 		return COMPONENT_INCOMPATIBLE
 	source = parent
-	parent.add_traits(list(TRAIT_PRONE, TRAIT_FLOORED, TRAIT_NO_THROWING, TRAIT_HANDS_BLOCKED), type)
+	hand_blocking = block_hands
+
+	if(hand_blocking)
+		parent.add_traits(list(TRAIT_HANDS_BLOCKED), type)
 	parent.add_traits(list(TRAIT_PRONE, TRAIT_FLOORED, TRAIT_NO_THROWING), type)
 	passtable_on(parent, type)
 	source.layer = PROJECTILE_HIT_THRESHHOLD_LAYER
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
index ea6793d99b0..66806172398 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@
 		if(!do_after(crawler, 3 SECONDS))
 			return
 		SEND_SIGNAL(crawler, COMSIG_MOVABLE_REMOVE_PRONE_STATE)
-	else
+	else if(crawler.can_army_crawl())
 		visible_message("[crawler] begins to lower themself further")
 		if(!do_after(crawler, 3 SECONDS, extra_checks = CALLBACK(crawler, PROC_REF(can_army_crawl))))
 			if(!crawler.resting)
 				balloon_alert(crawler, "must be laying down!")
 			return
-		crawler.AddComponent(/datum/component/prone_mob)
+		crawler.AddComponent(/datum/component/prone_mob, block_hands = TRUE)
+	else
+		balloon_alert(crawler, "must be laying down!")
 
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/can_army_crawl()
 	return resting