diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 8743649c66..0a1a250dc9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@
 
 		log_combat(src, M, "grabbed", addition="passive grab")
 		if(!supress_message && !(iscarbon(AM) && HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_STRONG_GRABBER)))
-			if((zone_selected == BODY_ZONE_PRECISE_GROIN) && isfelinid(src) && isfelinid(M))
+			var/self_tailcheck = dna?.species?.mutant_bodyparts["mam_tail"] && (dna.species.mutant_bodyparts["mam_tail"] != "None")
+			var/other_tailcheck = M.dna?.species?.mutant_bodyparts["mam_tail"] && (M.dna.species.mutant_bodyparts["mam_tail"] != "None")
+			if((zone_selected == BODY_ZONE_PRECISE_GROIN) && self_tailcheck && other_tailcheck)
 				visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] coils their tail with [AM], pulling them along!</span>", "[src] has entwined their tail with yours, pulling you along!")
 			else
 				visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] has grabbed [M][(zone_selected == "l_arm" || zone_selected == "r_arm")? " by [M.p_their()] hands":" passively"]!</span>",