diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
index c9074e5797..36fde353b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 	if(ignoretimer)
 		set_resting(FALSE, FALSE)
 		return TRUE
-	else if(!CHECK_MOBILITY(src, MOBILITY_MOVE))
+	if(!lying)				//if they're in a chair or something they don't need to force themselves off the ground.
+		set_resting(FALSE, FALSE)
+		return TRUE
+	else if(!CHECK_MOBILITY(src, MOBILITY_RESIST))
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to stand up right now.</span>")
 	else
 		var/totaldelay = 3 //A little bit less than half of a second as a baseline for getting up from a rest
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_mobility.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_mobility.dm
index 6222ee4ab7..86bd6c7a3a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_mobility.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_mobility.dm
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@
 	var/chokehold = pulledby && pulledby.grab_state >= GRAB_NECK
 	var/restrained = restrained()
 	var/pinned = resting && pulledby && pulledby.grab_state >= GRAB_AGGRESSIVE // Cit change - adds pinning for aggressive-grabbing people on the ground
-	var/canmove = !immobilize && !stun && conscious && !paralyze && (!stat_softcrit || !pulledby) && !chokehold && !IsFrozen() && (has_arms || ignore_legs || has_legs) && !pinned && !recoveringstam
-	var/canresist = !stun && conscious && !stat_softcrit && !paralyze && (has_arms || ignore_legs || has_legs) && !recoveringstam
+	var/has_limbs = has_arms || ignore_legs || has_legs
+	var/canmove = !immobilize && !stun && conscious && !paralyze && (!stat_softcrit || !pulledby) && !chokehold && !IsFrozen() && has_limbs && !pinned && !recoveringstam
+	var/canresist = !stun && conscious && !stat_softcrit && !paralyze && has_limbs && !recoveringstam
 
 	if(canmove)
 		mobility_flags |= MOBILITY_MOVE