diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
index 970bd26181e..647f9318afa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/borer/proc/detatch()
 		return
 
 	var/list/choices = list()
-	for(var/mob/living/C in view(1,src))
+	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/C in view(1,src))
 		if(istype(C,/mob/living/carbon/human) && C.stat != 2)
 			choices += C
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/screen.dm b/code/modules/mob/screen.dm
index c83ba829a9d..441a0d961fe 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/screen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/screen.dm
@@ -631,6 +631,10 @@
 			H.name = "host brain"
 			H.real_name = "host brain"
 
+			verbs -= /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/release_control
+			verbs -= /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/punish_host
+			verbs -= /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/spawn_larvae
+
 			return
 
 	//resisting grabs (as if it helps anyone...)