diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/powers/tiny_prick.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/powers/tiny_prick.dm
index 6fefb320f64..3649b4704aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/powers/tiny_prick.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/powers/tiny_prick.dm
@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@
 	user.hud_used.lingstingdisplay.invisibility = 101
 
 /datum/action/changeling/sting/can_sting(mob/user, mob/target)
-	if(!..() || !iscarbon(target) || !isturf(user.loc) || !length(get_path_to(user, target, max_distance = cling.sting_range, simulated_only = FALSE)))
+	if(!..() || !iscarbon(target) || !isturf(user.loc))
+		return FALSE
+	if(get_dist(user, target) > cling.sting_range) // Too far, don't bother pathfinding
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>Our target is too far for our sting!</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	if(!length(get_path_to(user, target, max_distance = cling.sting_range, simulated_only = FALSE, skip_first = FALSE)))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>Our sting is blocked from reaching our target!</span>")
 		return FALSE
 	if(!cling.chosen_sting)
-		to_chat(user, "We haven't prepared our sting yet!")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>We haven't prepared our sting yet!</span>")
 		return FALSE
 	if(ismachineperson(target))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This won't work on synthetics.</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 0308815ef1f..62c0d440e08 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@
 		AM.setDir(current_dir)
 	now_pushing = FALSE
 
+/mob/living/CanPathfindPass(obj/item/card/id/ID, to_dir, atom/movable/caller, no_id = FALSE)
+	return TRUE // Unless you're a mule, something's trying to run you over.
+
 /mob/living/proc/can_track(mob/living/user)
 	//basic fast checks go first. When overriding this proc, I recommend calling ..() at the end.
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)