diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxin_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxin_reagents.dm
index 0a57d5b7..c9be477f 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxin_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxin_reagents.dm
@@ -619,7 +619,9 @@
 /datum/reagent/toxin/lipolicide/on_mob_life(mob/living/carbon/M)
 	if(M.nutrition <= NUTRITION_LEVEL_STARVING)
 		M.adjustToxLoss(1*REM, 0)
-	M.nutrition = max(M.nutrition - 3, 0) // making the chef more valuable, one meme trap at a time
+	M.fatness = max(M.fatness - 3, 0)
+	if(M.fatness == 0)
+		M.nutrition = max(M.nutrition - 3, 0) // making the chef more valuable, one meme trap at a time
 	M.overeatduration = 0
 	return ..()