diff --git a/code/modules/cm_preds/yaut_items.dm b/code/modules/cm_preds/yaut_items.dm
index 97b0f14f5b9b..eeef1df39541 100644
--- a/code/modules/cm_preds/yaut_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/cm_preds/yaut_items.dm
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@
 	var/datum/effects/tethering/tether_effect
 	var/tether_range = 5
 	var/mob/trapped_mob
+	var/duration = 30 SECONDS
+	var/disarm_timer
 	layer = LOWER_ITEM_LAYER
 	flags_item = ITEM_PREDATOR
 
@@ -766,6 +768,7 @@
 		xeno.AddComponent(/datum/component/status_effect/interference, 100) // Some base interference to give pred time to get some damage in, if it cannot land a single hit during this time pred is cheeks
 		RegisterSignal(xeno, COMSIG_XENO_PRE_HEAL, PROC_REF(block_heal))
 	message_all_yautja("A hunting trap has caught something in [get_area_name(loc)]!")
+	disarm_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(disarm)), duration, TIMER_UNIQUE|TIMER_STOPPABLE)
 
 /obj/item/hunting_trap/proc/block_heal(mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
@@ -799,6 +802,8 @@
 
 /obj/item/hunting_trap/proc/disarm(mob/user)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+	if(disarm_timer)
+		deltimer(disarm_timer)
 	armed = FALSE
 	anchored = FALSE
 	icon_state = "yauttrap[armed]"