diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bat.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bat.dm
index 925062b94ff..5a4565a0b2e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bat.dm
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 	if(.)
 		emote("flutters towards [.]")
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/scarybat/Found(var/atom/A)//This is here as a potential override to pick a specific target if available
+	if(istype(A) && A == owner)
+		return 0
+	return ..()
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/scarybat/AttackingTarget()
 	. =..()
 	var/mob/living/L = .