diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 70a3f4c3a26..25a6fd2aab7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -510,52 +510,38 @@ default behaviour is:
 			if ((get_dist(src, pulling) > 1 || diag))
 				if (isliving(pulling))
 					var/mob/living/M = pulling
-					var/ok = 1
-					if (locate(/obj/item/weapon/grab, M.grabbed_by))
-						if (prob(75))
-							var/obj/item/weapon/grab/G = pick(M.grabbed_by)
-							if (istype(G, /obj/item/weapon/grab))
-								for(var/mob/O in viewers(M, null))
-									O.show_message(text("\red [] has been pulled from []'s grip by []", G.affecting, G.assailant, src), 1)
-								//G = null
-								qdel(G)
-						else
-							ok = 0
-						if (locate(/obj/item/weapon/grab, M.grabbed_by.len))
-							ok = 0
-					if (ok)
-						var/atom/movable/t = M.pulling
-						M.stop_pulling()
+					var/atom/movable/t = M.pulling
+					M.stop_pulling()
 
-						if(!istype(M.loc, /turf/space))
-							var/area/A = get_area(M)
-							if(A.has_gravity)
-								//this is the gay blood on floor shit -- Added back -- Skie
-								if (M.lying && (prob(M.getBruteLoss() / 6)))
+					if(!istype(M.loc, /turf/space))
+						var/area/A = get_area(M)
+						if(A.has_gravity)
+							//this is the gay blood on floor shit -- Added back -- Skie
+							if (M.lying && (prob(M.getBruteLoss() / 6)))
+								var/turf/location = M.loc
+								if (istype(location, /turf/simulated))
+									location.add_blood(M)
+							//pull damage with injured people
+								if(prob(25))
+									M.adjustBruteLoss(1)
+									visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [M]'s [M.isSynthetic() ? "state worsens": "wounds open more"] from being dragged!</span>")
+							if(M.pull_damage())
+								if(prob(25))
+									M.adjustBruteLoss(2)
+									visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [M]'s [M.isSynthetic() ? "state" : "wounds"] worsen terribly from being dragged!</span>")
 									var/turf/location = M.loc
 									if (istype(location, /turf/simulated))
 										location.add_blood(M)
-								//pull damage with injured people
-									if(prob(25))
-										M.adjustBruteLoss(1)
-										visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [M]'s [M.isSynthetic() ? "state worsens": "wounds open more"] from being dragged!</span>")
-								if(M.pull_damage())
-									if(prob(25))
-										M.adjustBruteLoss(2)
-										visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [M]'s [M.isSynthetic() ? "state" : "wounds"] worsen terribly from being dragged!</span>")
-										var/turf/location = M.loc
-										if (istype(location, /turf/simulated))
-											location.add_blood(M)
-											if(ishuman(M))
-												var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
-												var/blood_volume = round(H.vessel.get_reagent_amount("blood"))
-												if(blood_volume > 0)
-													H.vessel.remove_reagent("blood", 1)
+										if(ishuman(M))
+											var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
+											var/blood_volume = round(H.vessel.get_reagent_amount("blood"))
+											if(blood_volume > 0)
+												H.vessel.remove_reagent("blood", 1)
 
 
-						step(pulling, get_dir(pulling.loc, T))
-						if(t)
-							M.start_pulling(t)
+					step(pulling, get_dir(pulling.loc, T))
+					if(t)
+						M.start_pulling(t)
 				else
 					if (pulling)
 						if (istype(pulling, /obj/structure/window))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index ebb7f19ef4f..059208e3239 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -546,21 +546,33 @@
 	if(ismob(AM))
 
 		if(!can_pull_mobs || !can_pull_size)
-			src << "<span class='warning'>It won't budge!</span>"
+			src << "<span class='warning'>They won't budge!</span>"
 			return
 
 		if((mob_size < M.mob_size) && (can_pull_mobs != MOB_PULL_LARGER))
-			src << "<span class='warning'>It won't budge!</span>"
+			src << "<span class='warning'>[M] is too large for you to move!</span>"
 			return
 
 		if((mob_size == M.mob_size) && (can_pull_mobs == MOB_PULL_SMALLER))
-			src << "<span class='warning'>It won't budge!</span>"
+			src << "<span class='warning'>[M] is too heavy for you to move!</span>"
 			return
 
 		// If your size is larger than theirs and you have some
 		// kind of mob pull value AT ALL, you will be able to pull
 		// them, so don't bother checking that explicitly.
 
+		if(M.grabbed_by.len)
+			// Only start pulling when nobody else has a grab on them
+			. = 1
+			for(var/obj/item/weapon/grab/G in M.grabbed_by)
+				if(G.assailant != usr)
+					. = 0
+				else
+					qdel(G)
+			if(!.)
+				src << "<span class='warning'>Somebody has a grip on them!</span>"
+				return
+
 		if(!iscarbon(src))
 			M.LAssailant = null
 		else
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_grab.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_grab.dm
index ec83ced425f..47e05847402 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_grab.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_grab.dm
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@
 				G.dancing = 1
 				G.adjust_position()
 				dancing = 1
+
+	//stop pulling the affected
+	if(assailant.pulling == affecting)
+		assailant.stop_pulling()
+
 	adjust_position()
 
+
 //Used by throw code to hand over the mob, instead of throwing the grab. The grab is then deleted by the throw code.
 /obj/item/weapon/grab/proc/throw_held()
 	if(affecting)
@@ -91,9 +97,6 @@
 		assailant.client.screen -= hud
 		assailant.client.screen += hud
 
-	if(assailant.pulling == affecting)
-		assailant.stop_pulling()
-
 	if(state <= GRAB_AGGRESSIVE)
 		allow_upgrade = 1
 		//disallow upgrading if we're grabbing more than one person