diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/ventcrawling.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/ventcrawling.dm
index 251739c935..930656228d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/ventcrawling.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/ventcrawling.dm
@@ -91,14 +91,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, typecacheof(list(
 	if(!totalMembers.len)
 		return
 
-	for(var/X in totalMembers)
-		var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/A = X //all elements in totalMembers are necessarily of this type.
-		if(!A.pipe_vision_img)
-			A.pipe_vision_img = image(A, A.loc, layer = ABOVE_HUD_LAYER, dir = A.dir)
-			A.pipe_vision_img.plane = ABOVE_HUD_PLANE
-		pipes_shown += A.pipe_vision_img
-		if(client)
-			client.images += A.pipe_vision_img
+	if(client)
+		for(var/X in totalMembers)
+			var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/A = X //all elements in totalMembers are necessarily of this type.
+			if(in_view_range(client.mob, A))
+				if(!A.pipe_vision_img)
+					A.pipe_vision_img = image(A, A.loc, layer = ABOVE_HUD_LAYER, dir = A.dir)
+					A.pipe_vision_img.plane = ABOVE_HUD_PLANE
+				client.images += A.pipe_vision_img
+				pipes_shown += A.pipe_vision_img
 		movement_type |= VENTCRAWLING