diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index d03443cf61..fd786c8631 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 		//CITADEL EDIT, required for vore code to remove (T != loc && T != src)) as a check
 		if(M.see_invisible<invisibility) //if src is invisible to us,
 			msg = blind_message
-		else if(T.lighting_object && T.lighting_object.invisibility <= M.see_invisible && T.is_softly_lit()) //the light object is dark and not invisible to us
+		else if(T.lighting_object && T.lighting_object.invisibility <= M.see_invisible && T.is_softly_lit() && !in_range(T,M)) //the light object is dark and not invisible to us, darkness does not matter if you're directly next to the target
 			msg = blind_message
 
 		if(!msg)