diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
index 914e8eb35c..6ebb3a56ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
@@ -258,17 +258,18 @@
 /obj/belly/proc/nom_mob(var/mob/prey, var/mob/user)
 	if(owner.stat == DEAD)
 		return
-	if(!prey.isEdible && prey.icon_state == prey.icon_living) //CHOMPEDIT: Trying to make pred mobs prey? N O U
+	if(!prey.isEdible) //CHOMPEDIT: Trying to make pred mobs prey? N O U
 		
 		var/mob/living/simple_animal/preydator = prey
-		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\the [user] promptly gets tackled by \the [prey] for trying to break their prefs! !</span>!")
-		user.Weaken(5)
-		if (preydator.will_eat(user))
-			preydator.stop_automated_movement = 1
-			preydator.animal_nom(user)
-			preydator.update_icon()
-			preydator.stop_automated_movement = 0
-		return
+		if(preydator.icon_state == preydator.icon_living)
+			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\the [user] promptly gets tackled by \the [prey] for trying to break their prefs! !</span>!")
+			user.Weaken(5)
+			if (preydator.will_eat(user))
+				preydator.stop_automated_movement = 1
+				preydator.animal_nom(user)
+				preydator.update_icon()
+				preydator.stop_automated_movement = 0
+			return
 	if (prey.buckled)
 		prey.buckled.unbuckle_mob()