diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/bubblegum.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/bubblegum.dm
index 74ee8389674..cb08ad6b5ca 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/bubblegum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/bubblegum.dm
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ Difficulty: Hard
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/bubblegum/proc/charge(atom/chargeat = target, delay = 5, chargepast = 2)
 	if(!chargeat)
 		return
+	if(target.z != z)
+		return
 	var/chargeturf = get_turf(chargeat)
 	if(!chargeturf)
 		return
@@ -371,6 +373,8 @@ Difficulty: Hard
 	var/startingangle = rand(1, 360)
 	if(!target)
 		return
+	if(target.z != z)
+		return
 	var/turf/chargeat = get_turf(target)
 	var/srcplaced = FALSE
 	if(!radius)