diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blob/blobs/blob_mobs.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blob/blobs/blob_mobs.dm
index 182fcea0c2..261677a74b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blob/blobs/blob_mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blob/blobs/blob_mobs.dm
@@ -218,11 +218,16 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/blob/blobbernaut/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	if(!independent) //no pulling people deep into the blob
-		verbs -= /mob/living/verb/pulled
-	else
+	if(independent)
 		pass_flags &= ~PASSBLOB
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/blob/blobbernaut/start_pulling(atom/movable/AM, state, force = pull_force, supress_message = FALSE)
+	if(!independent && ismob(AM))
+		if(!supress_message)
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to grasp people in this form.</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	return ..()
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/blob/blobbernaut/Life()
 	if(..())
 		var/list/blobs_in_area = range(2, src)