diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
index e5d0719619d..02c562776a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 			if(O.density)
 				return
 	var/dist = get_dist(src,the_target)
+	changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_MELEE)
 	Beam(the_target, "vine", time=dist*2, maxdistance=dist+2, beam_type=/obj/effect/ebeam/vine)
 	the_target.attack_animal(src)