diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
index de8ba3aab8..9f69b5c31b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/synx/PunchTarget()
 	if(.) // If we succeeded in hitting.
 		if(isliving(A))
 			var/mob/living/L = A
-			prob(20)
+			if(prob(20))
 				L.Weaken(5)
 				src.feed_self_to_grabbed(L)
 			if(L.reagents)