diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
index e19895e590..cbb711ffc2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/grabbedby(mob/living/carbon/user, supress_message = 0)
-	if(user == src && pulling && !pulling.anchored && grab_state >= GRAB_AGGRESSIVE && iscarbon(pulling))
+	if(user == src && pulling && !pulling.anchored && grab_state >= GRAB_AGGRESSIVE && isliving(pulling))
 		vore_attack(user, pulling)
 	else
 		..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
index a7e2f803f1..b01862e730 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 				playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/thudswoosh.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
 
 		if("grab")
-			grabbedby(M)
+			if(grab_state >= GRAB_AGGRESSIVE && isliving(pulling))
+				vore_attack(M, pulling)
+			else
+				grabbedby(M)
 
 		if("harm", "disarm")
 			M.do_attack_animation(src, ATTACK_EFFECT_PUNCH)