diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
index 58a3672c7064..5487cee31bd2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Xenomorph.dm
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/resist_grab(moving_resist)
 	if(!pulledby)
 		return
-	if(pulledby && pulledby?.pulling != pulledby && !debug_pulledby_warned)
+	if(pulledby && pulledby?.pulling != src && !debug_pulledby_warned)
 		debug_pulledby_warned = TRUE
 		debug_pulledby()
 	if(pulledby.grab_level)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 80fdda6630d9..1f8fad894d3e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 /mob/living/resist_grab(moving_resist)
 	if(!pulledby)
 		return
-	if(pulledby && pulledby?.pulling != pulledby && !debug_pulledby_warned)
+	if(pulledby && pulledby?.pulling != src && !debug_pulledby_warned)
 		debug_pulledby_warned = TRUE
 		debug_pulledby()
 	if(pulledby.grab_level)