diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
index 222ea74880d..b64a5d17ad7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] has thrown [thrown_thing].</span>")
 	newtonian_move(get_dir(target, src))
 	thrown_thing.throw_at(target, thrown_thing.throw_range, thrown_thing.throw_speed, src, null, null, null, move_force)
+	thrown_thing.scatter_atom()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/can_use_hands()
 	if(handcuffed)