diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Runner.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Runner.dm
index 06148a7fce..a3b5158121 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Runner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Runner.dm
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 		return
 
 	if(pulling)
+		if(!current_target || get_dist(src, current_target) > 10)
+			INVOKE_ASYNC(src, PROC_REF(stop_pulling))
+			return ..()
 		if(can_move_and_apply_move_delay())
 			if(!Move(get_step(loc, pull_direction), pull_direction))
 				pull_direction = turn(pull_direction, pick(45, -45))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 85a56aefbf..8014cdae05 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -513,6 +513,34 @@
 
 	return do_pull(AM, lunge, no_msg)
 
+/mob/proc/stop_pulling()
+	if(!pulling)
+		return
+
+	var/mob/M = pulling
+	pulling.pulledby = null
+	pulling = null
+
+	grab_level = 0
+	if(client)
+		client.recalculate_move_delay()
+		// When you stop pulling a mob after you move a tile with it your next movement will still include
+		// the grab delay so we have to fix it here (we love code)
+		client.next_movement = world.time + client.move_delay
+	if(hud_used && hud_used.pull_icon)
+		hud_used.pull_icon.icon_state = "pull0"
+	if(istype(r_hand, /obj/item/grab))
+		temp_drop_inv_item(r_hand)
+	else if(istype(l_hand, /obj/item/grab))
+		temp_drop_inv_item(l_hand)
+	if(istype(M))
+		if(M.client)
+			//resist_grab uses long movement cooldown durations to prevent message spam
+			//so we must undo it here so the victim can move right away
+			M.client.next_movement = world.time
+		M.update_transform(TRUE)
+		M.update_canmove()
+
 /mob/living/vv_get_header()
 	. = ..()
 	var/refid = REF(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_verbs.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_verbs.dm
index 19296ba90b..f5410a603f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_verbs.dm
@@ -216,32 +216,9 @@
 
 
 
-/mob/verb/stop_pulling()
+/mob/verb/stop_pulling_verb()
 
 	set name = "Stop Pulling"
 	set category = "IC"
 
-	if(pulling)
-		var/mob/M = pulling
-		pulling.pulledby = null
-		pulling = null
-
-		grab_level = 0
-		if(client)
-			client.recalculate_move_delay()
-			// When you stop pulling a mob after you move a tile with it your next movement will still include
-			// the grab delay so we have to fix it here (we love code)
-			client.next_movement = world.time + client.move_delay
-		if(hud_used && hud_used.pull_icon)
-			hud_used.pull_icon.icon_state = "pull0"
-		if(istype(r_hand, /obj/item/grab))
-			temp_drop_inv_item(r_hand)
-		else if(istype(l_hand, /obj/item/grab))
-			temp_drop_inv_item(l_hand)
-		if(istype(M))
-			if(M.client)
-				//resist_grab uses long movement cooldown durations to prevent message spam
-				//so we must undo it here so the victim can move right away
-				M.client.next_movement = world.time
-			M.update_transform(TRUE)
-			M.update_canmove()
+	stop_pulling()