diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
index 075a135f76..ca7960ff69 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_movement.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		if(mover in buckled_mobs)
 			return TRUE
 	var/mob/living/L = mover		//typecast first, check isliving and only check this if living using short circuit
-	if(lying && L.lying)		//if we're both lying down and aren't already being thrown/shipped around, don't pass
+	if(isliving(L) && lying && L.lying)		//if we're both lying down and aren't already being thrown/shipped around, don't pass
 		return FALSE
 	return (!density || (isliving(mover)? L.can_move_under_living(src) : !mover.density))