diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
index 6fd7db5d10e..f82ae07c57a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear.dm
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
 	..(5)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bear/AttackingTarget()
+	if(!Adjacent(target_mob))
+		return
 	emote( pick( list("slashes at [target_mob]", "bites [target_mob]") ) )
 
 	var/damage = rand(20,30)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 403c31b17f2..2dcbe0d949f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 		return 1
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/AttackingTarget()
+	if(!Adjacent(target_mob))
+		return
 	if(isliving(target_mob))
 		var/mob/living/L = target_mob
 		L.attack_animal(src)