diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 866c2f0463..e976efd288 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -476,12 +476,15 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/DestroySurroundings() // for use with mega
 		toggle_ai(AI_Z_OFF)
 		return
 
-	if (isturf(T) && !is_station_level(T.z))
+	var/cheap_search = isturf(T) && !is_station_level(T.z)
+	if (cheap_search)
 		tlist = ListTargetsLazy(T.z)
 	else
 		tlist = ListTargets()
 
 	if(AIStatus == AI_IDLE && FindTarget(tlist, 1))
+		if(cheap_search) //Try again with full effort
+			FindTarget()
 		toggle_ai(AI_ON)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/ListTargetsLazy(var/_Z)//Step 1, find out what we can see