diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/lavaland/bileworm/bileworm_ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/lavaland/bileworm/bileworm_ai.dm
index ea979febff3..aa3e06af16a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/lavaland/bileworm/bileworm_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/lavaland/bileworm/bileworm_ai.dm
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@
 
 	//because one ability is always INFINITY cooldown, this actually works to check which ability should be used
 	//sometimes it will try to spew bile on infinity cooldown, but that's okay because as soon as resurface is ready it will attempt that
-	if(!QDELETED(resurface) && resurface.next_use_time <= world.time)
+
+	if(resurface?.IsAvailable())
 		controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/targeted_mob_ability/and_plan_execute, BB_BILEWORM_RESURFACE, BB_BASIC_MOB_CURRENT_TARGET)
-	else
+		return SUBTREE_RETURN_FINISH_PLANNING
+
+	var/datum/action/cooldown/mob_cooldown/bile = controller.blackboard[BB_BILEWORM_SPEW_BILE]
+
+	if(bile?.IsAvailable())
 		controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/targeted_mob_ability/and_plan_execute, BB_BILEWORM_SPEW_BILE, BB_BASIC_MOB_CURRENT_TARGET)
-	return SUBTREE_RETURN_FINISH_PLANNING //focus on the fight
+		return SUBTREE_RETURN_FINISH_PLANNING //focus on the fight
 
 /datum/ai_planning_subtree/bileworm_execute
 
@@ -35,9 +40,15 @@
 	var/atom/movable/target = controller.blackboard[BB_BASIC_MOB_EXECUTION_TARGET]
 	if(QDELETED(target) || !isliving(target))
 		return
+
+	var/datum/action/cooldown/mob_cooldown/devour = controller.blackboard[BB_BILEWORM_DEVOUR]
+
+	if(!(devour?.IsAvailable()))
+		return
+
 	var/mob/living/living_target = target
 	if(living_target.stat < UNCONSCIOUS)
 		return
 
-	controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/targeted_mob_ability, BB_BILEWORM_DEVOUR, BB_BASIC_MOB_EXECUTION_TARGET)
+	controller.queue_behavior(/datum/ai_behavior/targeted_mob_ability/and_clear_target, BB_BILEWORM_DEVOUR, BB_BASIC_MOB_EXECUTION_TARGET)
 	return SUBTREE_RETURN_FINISH_PLANNING //focus on devouring this fool