diff --git a/code/modules/movespeed/modifiers/mobs.dm b/code/modules/movespeed/modifiers/mobs.dm
index 7e857a4e0d..153d7dd973 100644
--- a/code/modules/movespeed/modifiers/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/movespeed/modifiers/mobs.dm
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 	multiplicative_slowdown = CRAWLING_ADD_SLOWDOWN
 	movetypes = CRAWLING
 	flags = IGNORE_NOSLOW
+	priority = 20000
 
 /datum/movespeed_modifier/mob_config_speedmod
 	variable = TRUE