diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index a70ca2a8e6..368c5ad4a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 	if(vore_active)
 		if(isliving(target))
 			var/mob/living/L = target
-			if(L.Adjacent(src) && L.devourable) // aggressive check to ensure vore attacks can be made
+			if(!client && L.Adjacent(src) && L.devourable) // aggressive check to ensure vore attacks can be made
 				if(prob(voracious_chance))
 					vore_attack(src,L,src)
 				else