diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
index 91523d8e911..64e1d280b2c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 				L.visible_message("<span class ='danger'>[src] pounces on [L]!</span>", "<span class ='userdanger'>[src] pounces on you!</span>")
 				if(ishuman(L))
 					var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = L
-					H.apply_effect(10 SECONDS, WEAKEN, H.run_armor_check(null, MELEE))
+					H.apply_effect(10 SECONDS, KNOCKDOWN, H.run_armor_check(null, MELEE))
+					H.adjustStaminaLoss(40)
 				else
 					L.Weaken(10 SECONDS)
 				sleep(2)//Runtime prevention (infinite bump() calls on hulks)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
index bf4e761beed..ffc3aa1b5f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
@@ -646,7 +646,8 @@ emp_act
 			else
 				var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = get_organ(ran_zone(M.zone_selected))
 				playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/pierce.ogg', 25, 1, -1)
-				apply_effect(10 SECONDS, WEAKEN, run_armor_check(affecting, MELEE))
+				apply_effect(10 SECONDS, KNOCKDOWN, run_armor_check(affecting, MELEE))
+				adjustStaminaLoss(30)
 				add_attack_logs(M, src, "Alien tackled")
 				visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] has tackled down [src]!</span>")