diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
index de58c1a0d7..77ad712b99 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(throwing)
 			return
 
 		dist_travelled++
-		
+
 		if (dist_travelled > MAX_THROWING_DIST)
 			finalize()
 			return
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(throwing)
 /datum/thrownthing/proc/hitcheck()
 	for (var/thing in get_turf(thrownthing))
 		var/atom/movable/AM = thing
-		if (AM == thrownthing)
+		if (AM == thrownthing || (AM == thrower && !ismob(thrownthing)))
 			continue
 		if (AM.density && !(AM.pass_flags & LETPASSTHROW) && !(AM.flags_1 & ON_BORDER_1))
 			finalize(hit=TRUE, target=AM)
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
index 263d4b623e..6bef6fd021 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
@@ -990,6 +990,6 @@
 							continue
 						throw_at(Next, 3, 1, D.thrower)
 						return
-					throw_at(D.thrower, 7, 1, D.thrower)
+					throw_at(D.thrower, 7, 1, null)
 	else
 		..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
index cb532e4d5e..db08aa9376 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	if(ismob(mover))
 		if (mover in buckled_mobs)
 			return TRUE
-	return (!mover.density || !density || lying)
+	return (!mover.density || !density || lying || (mover.throwing.thrower == src && !ismob(mover)))
 
 //DO NOT USE THIS UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. THIS IS BEING PHASED OUT FOR THE MOVESPEED MODIFICATION SYSTEM.
 //See mob_movespeed.dm