diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
index bb27160807d..6e00cb9423e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/Destroy()
 	for(var/I in vore_organs)
 		var/datum/belly/B = vore_organs[I]
-		for(var/mob/living/M in B.internal_contents) // because release_all_contents doesn't release absorbed things
-			M.absorbed = 0
-		B.release_all_contents() // When your stomach is empty
+		B.release_all_contents(include_absorbed = TRUE) // When your stomach is empty
 	prey_excludes.Cut()
 	. = ..()
 
@@ -129,9 +127,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/death()
 	for(var/I in vore_organs)
 		var/datum/belly/B = vore_organs[I]
-		for(var/mob/living/M in B.internal_contents) // because release_all_contents doesn't release absorbed things
-			M.absorbed = 0
-		B.release_all_contents() // When your stomach is empty
+		B.release_all_contents(include_absorbed = TRUE) // When your stomach is empty
 	..() // then you have my permission to die.
 
 // Simple animals have only one belly.  This creates it (if it isn't already set up)
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
index 9e35646eb5b..10014599b62 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
@@ -114,20 +114,22 @@
 // Release all contents of this belly into the owning mob's location.
 // If that location is another mob, contents are transferred into whichever of its bellies the owning mob is in.
 // Returns the number of mobs so released.
-/datum/belly/proc/release_all_contents()
+/datum/belly/proc/release_all_contents(var/include_absorbed = FALSE)
 	if (internal_contents.len == 0)
 		return 0
-	for (var/atom/movable/M in internal_contents)
+	for (var/M in internal_contents)
 		if(istype(M,/mob/living))
 			var/mob/living/ML = M
-			if(ML.absorbed)
+			if(ML.absorbed && !include_absorbed)
 				continue
+			ML.absorbed = FALSE
 
-		M.forceMove(owner.loc)  // Move the belly contents into the same location as belly's owner.
-		internal_contents -= M  // Remove from the belly contents
+		var/atom/movable/AM = M
+		AM.forceMove(owner.loc)  // Move the belly contents into the same location as belly's owner.
+		internal_contents -= AM  // Remove from the belly contents
 		var/datum/belly/B = check_belly(owner) // This makes sure that the mob behaves properly if released into another mob
 		if(B)
-			B.internal_contents += M
+			B.internal_contents += AM
 	items_preserved.Cut()
 	checked_slots.Cut()
 	owner.visible_message("<font color='green'><b>[owner] expels everything from their [lowertext(name)]!</b></font>")