diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
index 1748b301bcf..b7cec09e6b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 						health += 10
 					qdel(K)
 					break
-				cycles = 0
+			cycles = 0
 		cycles++
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/OpenFire(atom/A)