diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 0a8c0431bc..a70ca2a8e6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@
 					vore_attack(src,L,src)
 				else
 					return L.attack_animal(src)
+			else
+				return L.attack_animal(src) //literally every single fucking one of these need this I guess.
+		else
+			return target.attack_animal(src)
 	else
 		return target.attack_animal(src)