diff --git a/code/datums/disease.dm b/code/datums/disease.dm
index a7c59cc3dea..af7746eede5 100644
--- a/code/datums/disease.dm
+++ b/code/datums/disease.dm
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ to null does not delete the object itself. Thank you.
 
 	var/check_range = AIRBORNE//defaults to airborne - range 4
 
-	if(spread_type != AIRBORNE)
+	if(spread_type != AIRBORNE && spread_type != SPECIAL)
 		check_range = 0 // everything else, like infect-on-contact things, only infect things on top of it
 
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/M in oviewers(check_range, source))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/life.dm
index 9560b8b0702..e2f3470fd5e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/life.dm
@@ -86,19 +86,23 @@
 				if(!istype(C, /mob/living/carbon/metroid)) // does not eat his bros! BROSBROSBROSBROS
 					if(C.stat != 2 && C.health > 0) // chooses only healthy targets
 						var/notarget = 0
+						if(istype(C, /mob/living/carbon/human))
+							var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = C
+							if(H.mutantrace == "metroid")
+								notarget = 1 // don't hurt metroidmen!
+
 						if(!C.canmove)
 							for(var/mob/living/carbon/metroid/M in view(1,C))
 								if(M.Victim == C)
 									notarget = 1
 									break // They don't go for prey already being eaten
 
-
-
 						if(!notarget) targets += C
 
 
 
 
+
 			if((hungry || starving) && targets.len > 0)
 				if(!istype(src, /mob/living/carbon/metroid/adult))
 					if(!starving)