diff --git a/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
index 41cad70074..a81a27174d 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
@@ -272,13 +272,14 @@
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/prey = tmob
 	var/can_pass = TRUE
+	var/size_ratio_needed = (a_intent == I_DISARM || a_intent == I_HURT) ? 0.5 : (a_intent == I_GRAB ? 0.25 : 0) //the person trying to block us can be 25% bigger than the person we're trying to step on
 	if (isturf(prey.loc))
 		for (var/atom/movable/M in prey.loc)
-			if (prey == M)
+			if (prey == M || pred == M)
 				continue
 			if (istype(M, /mob/living))
 				var/mob/living/L = M
-				if (!(M.CanPass(src, prey.loc) || get_effective_size(FALSE) - L.get_effective_size(TRUE) >= 0.75))
+				if (!M.CanPass(src, prey.loc) && !(get_effective_size(FALSE) - L.get_effective_size(TRUE) >= size_ratio_needed || L.lying))
 					can_pass = FALSE
 				continue
 			if (!M.CanPass(src, prey.loc))