diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer.dm
index 5543a54caa6..cc9a6593df3 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer.dm
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 			)
 	var/talk_inside_host = FALSE			// So that borers don't accidentally give themselves away on a botched message
 	var/used_dominate
+	var/input_open = FALSE					// To prevent people from spam opening the Dominate Victim input
 	var/chemicals = 10						// Chemicals used for reproduction and chemical injection.
 	var/max_chems = 250
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/host		// Human host for the brain worm.
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@
 	set category = "Borer"
 	set name = "Dominate Victim"
 	set desc = "Freeze the limbs of a potential host with supernatural fear."
-
+	
 	if(world.time - used_dominate < 150)
 		to_chat(src, "You cannot use that ability again so soon.")
 		return
@@ -483,23 +484,43 @@
 	if(stat)
 		to_chat(src, "You cannot do that in your current state.")
 		return
-
+		
+	if(input_open)
+		to_chat(src, "You're already targetting someone!")
+		return
+	
 	var/list/choices = list()
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/C in view(3,src))
 		if(C.stat != DEAD)
 			choices += C
-
+	
 	if(world.time - used_dominate < 300)
 		to_chat(src, "You cannot use that ability again so soon.")
 		return
-
+		
+	input_open = TRUE
+	
 	var/mob/living/carbon/M = input(src,"Who do you wish to dominate?") in null|choices
 
-	if(!M || !src)
+	if(!M)
+		input_open = FALSE
+		return
+
+	if(!src) //different statement to avoid a runtime since if the source is deleted then input_open would also be deleted
 		return
 
 	if(M.has_brain_worms())
 		to_chat(src, "You cannot dominate someone who is already infested!")
+		input_open = FALSE
+		return
+
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		input_open = FALSE
+		return 
+		
+	if(get_dist(src, M) > 7) //to avoid people remotely doing from across the map etc, 7 is the default view range
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You're too far away!</span>")
+		input_open = FALSE
 		return
 
 	to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You focus your psychic lance on [M] and freeze [M.p_their()] limbs with a wave of terrible dread.</span>")
@@ -507,6 +528,7 @@
 	M.Weaken(3)
 
 	used_dominate = world.time
+	input_open = FALSE
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/borer/verb/release_host()
 	set category = "Borer"