diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
index 4cd37546285..555a31bf53e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
@@ -802,22 +802,22 @@
 		if(!(shove_flags & SHOVE_DIRECTIONAL_BLOCKED) && (SEND_SIGNAL(target_shove_turf, COMSIG_LIVING_DISARM_COLLIDE, src, target, shove_flags, weapon) & COMSIG_LIVING_SHOVE_HANDLED))
 			return
 		if((shove_flags & SHOVE_BLOCKED) && !(shove_flags & (SHOVE_KNOCKDOWN_BLOCKED|SHOVE_CAN_KICK_SIDE)))
-			target.Knockdown(SHOVE_KNOCKDOWN_SOLID, daze_amount = 3 SECONDS)
-			target.visible_message(span_danger("[name] shoves [target.name], knocking [target.p_them()] down!"),
-				span_userdanger("You're knocked down from a shove by [name]!"), span_hear("You hear aggressive shuffling followed by a loud thud!"), COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, src)
-			to_chat(src, span_danger("You shove [target.name], knocking [target.p_them()] down!"))
-			log_combat(src, target, "shoved", "knocking them down[weapon ? " with [weapon]" : ""]")
+			var/knocked_down = target.Knockdown(SHOVE_KNOCKDOWN_SOLID, daze_amount = 3 SECONDS)
+			target.visible_message(span_danger("[name] shoves [target.name][knocked_down ? ", knocking [target.p_them()] down" : ""]!"),
+				span_userdanger("You[knocked_down ? "'re knocked down" : " resist falling down"] from a shove by [name]!"), span_hear("You hear aggressive shuffling [knocked_down ? "followed by a loud thud!" : ""]"), COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, src)
+			to_chat(src, span_danger("You shove [target.name][knocked_down ? ", knocking [target.p_them()] down" : ""]!"))
+			log_combat(src, target, "shoved", "[knocked_down ? "knocking them down[weapon ? " with [weapon]" : ""]" : ""]")
 			return
 
 	if(shove_flags & SHOVE_CAN_KICK_SIDE) //KICK HIM IN THE NUTS
-		target.Paralyze(SHOVE_CHAIN_PARALYZE)
-		target.apply_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/no_side_kick)
-		target.visible_message(span_danger("[name] kicks [target.name] onto [target.p_their()] side!"),
-						span_userdanger("You're kicked onto your side by [name]!"), span_hear("You hear aggressive shuffling followed by a loud thud!"), COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, src)
-		to_chat(src, span_danger("You kick [target.name] onto [target.p_their()] side!"))
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(target, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living, SetKnockdown), 0), SHOVE_CHAIN_PARALYZE)
-		log_combat(src, target, "kicks", "onto their side (paralyzing)")
-		return
+		if(target.Paralyze(SHOVE_CHAIN_PARALYZE))
+			target.apply_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/no_side_kick)
+			target.visible_message(span_danger("[name] kicks [target.name] onto [target.p_their()] side!"),
+							span_userdanger("You're kicked onto your side by [name]!"), span_hear("You hear aggressive shuffling followed by a loud thud!"), COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, src)
+			to_chat(src, span_danger("You kick [target.name] onto [target.p_their()] side!"))
+			addtimer(CALLBACK(target, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living, SetKnockdown), 0), SHOVE_CHAIN_PARALYZE)
+			log_combat(src, target, "kicks", "onto their side (paralyzing)")
+			return
 
 	target.get_shoving_message(src, weapon, shove_flags)