diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 5cbb68eceb..2488fe5127 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				if(IS_STAMCRIT(src))
 					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You're too exhausted to crawl [(CHECK_MOBILITY(L, MOBILITY_STAND)) ? "under": "over"] [L].</span>")
 					return TRUE
-				combat_flags &= COMBAT_FLAG_ATTEMPTING_CRAWL
+				combat_flags |= COMBAT_FLAG_ATTEMPTING_CRAWL
 				visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] is attempting to crawl [(CHECK_MOBILITY(L, MOBILITY_STAND)) ? "under" : "over"] [L].</span>",
 					"<span class='notice'>You are now attempting to crawl [(CHECK_MOBILITY(L, MOBILITY_STAND)) ? "under": "over"] [L].</span>",
 					target = L, target_message = "<span class='notice'>[src] is attempting to crawl [(CHECK_MOBILITY(L, MOBILITY_STAND)) ? "under" : "over"] you.</span>")