diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
index 5568d569dfa..68c24b0242c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@
 		target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] [pick(attack.attack_verb)]ed [target]!</span>")
 		target.apply_damage(damage, BRUTE, affecting, armor_block, sharp = attack.sharp) //moving this back here means Armalis are going to knock you down  70% of the time, but they're pure adminbus anyway.
 		if((target.stat != DEAD) && damage >= user.dna.species.punchstunthreshold)
-			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has weakened [target]!</span>", \
-							"<span class='userdanger'>[user] has weakened [target]!</span>")
-			target.apply_effect(8 SECONDS, WEAKEN, armor_block)
+			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has knocked down [target]!</span>", \
+							"<span class='userdanger'>[user] has knocked down [target]!</span>")
+			target.KnockDown(4 SECONDS)
 			target.forcesay(GLOB.hit_appends)
 		else if(IS_HORIZONTAL(target))
 			target.forcesay(GLOB.hit_appends)