diff --git a/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/attack_override_behavior.dm b/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/attack_override_behavior.dm
index 2b2290586e..d996158840 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/attack_override_behavior.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/attack_override_behavior.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	processing_xeno.current_target = parent
-	processing_xeno.resting = FALSE
+	processing_xeno.set_resting(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 	if(prob(5))
 		processing_xeno.emote("hiss")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/base_define.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/base_define.dm
index d1ecb3ce82..172461bfce 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/base_define.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/base_define.dm
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@
 				if(potential_weeds && IS_SAME_HIVENUMBER(idle_xeno, potential_weeds) && !potential_home.density && get_dist(idle_xeno, potential_home) < shortest_distance)
 					home_turf = potential_home
 					shortest_distance = get_dist(idle_xeno, potential_home)
-			if(idle_xeno.resting)
-				idle_xeno.lay_down()
-
+			idle_xeno.set_resting(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 	if(!home_turf)
 		return
 
 	if(idle_xeno.move_to_next_turf(home_turf, home_locate_range))
-		if(get_dist(home_turf, idle_xeno) <= 0 && !idle_xeno.resting)
-			idle_xeno.lay_down()
+		if(get_dist(home_turf, idle_xeno) <= 0)
+			idle_xeno.set_resting(TRUE, FALSE, TRUE)
 	else
 		home_turf = null
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
index 468045d91b..37c45722c7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/movement/drone.dm
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@
 		home_turf = potential_home
 
 	if(!home_turf)
-		if(!idle_xeno.resting)
-			idle_xeno.lay_down()
+		idle_xeno.set_resting(TRUE, FALSE, TRUE)
 		return
 
-	idle_xeno.resting = FALSE
+	idle_xeno.set_resting(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)
 
 	if(home_turf == last_home_turf)
 		blacklisted_turfs += home_turf