diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
index 64783251ef..8bdfa8a59d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 // Called when using the shredding behavior.
 /datum/species/proc/can_shred(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H, var/ignore_intent)
 
-	if(ignore_intent && H.a_intent != "hurt")
+	if(!ignore_intent && H.a_intent != "hurt")
 		return 0
 
 	for(var/datum/unarmed_attack/attack in unarmed_attacks)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index a82aefe9f5..98512d92fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 				can_break_cuffs = 1
 			else if(istype(CM,/mob/living/carbon/human))
 				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = CM
-				if(H.species.can_shred(H))
+				if(H.species.can_shred(H,1))
 					can_break_cuffs = 1
 
 			if(can_break_cuffs) //Don't want to do a lot of logic gating here.