diff --git a/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/capture_override_behavior.dm b/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/capture_override_behavior.dm
index 6ddc50b7b3..b8ffc24bb7 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/capture_override_behavior.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/xeno/ai_behavior_overrides/capture_override_behavior.dm
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@
 
 	var/atom/movable/target = processing_xeno.current_target
 	if(get_dist(processing_xeno, target) <= 1)
-		INVOKE_ASYNC(processing_xeno, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob, start_pulling), target)
-		processing_xeno.face_atom(target)
-		processing_xeno.swap_hand()
+		processing_xeno.ai_start_pulling(target)
 
 	processing_xeno.ai_move_target(delta_time)
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
index 736bb0f121..c1a2b07b3a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
@@ -89,21 +89,23 @@
 
 	a_intent = INTENT_HARM
 
+	var/patrol_lenght = length(patrol_points)
+	if(patrol_lenght == 1)
+		ai_move_patrol(delta_time)
+		return TRUE
+
 	if(!current_target)
-		if(length(patrol_points))
+		if(patrol_lenght)
 			ai_move_patrol(delta_time)
-		else
-			ai_move_idle(delta_time)
+			return TRUE
+
+		ai_move_idle(delta_time)
 		return TRUE
 
-	if(GLOB.ai_capture_crit && target_distance <= 1 && ishuman(current_target))
+	if(GLOB.ai_capture_crit && ishuman(current_target))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_target = current_target
-		if(human_target.stat != CONSCIOUS)
-			if(!pulling)
-				INVOKE_ASYNC(src, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob, start_pulling), human_target)
-				face_atom(human_target)
-				swap_hand()
-
+		if(human_target.stat != CONSCIOUS && target_distance <= 1)
+			ai_start_pulling(human_target)
 			ai_move_hive(delta_time)
 			return TRUE
 
@@ -442,3 +444,11 @@
 				if(cycled_turf.x == min_x_value)
 					min_x_turfs += cycled_turf
 			return min_x_turfs
+
+/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/proc/ai_start_pulling(atom/movable/target)
+	if(pulling)
+		return
+
+	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob, start_pulling), target)
+	face_atom(target)
+	swap_hand()