diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
index a6e79401c9bd..966e9ce84309 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_powers.dm
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@
 	else if (LAZYLEN(targets) >= 3)
 		xeno.balloon_alert(xeno, "our tail catches and stuns [LAZYLEN(targets)] targets!", text_color = "#51a16c")
 
+	apply_cooldown()
+
 	for (var/mob/living/carbon/target in targets)
 		xeno.visible_message(SPAN_XENODANGER("\The [xeno]'s hooked tail coils itself around [target]!"), SPAN_XENODANGER("Our hooked tail coils itself around [target]!"))
 
@@ -359,7 +361,6 @@
 		qdel(tail_beam) // hook beam catches target, throws them back, is deleted (throw_atom has sleeps), then hook beam catches another target, repeat
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, /datum/action/xeno_action/activable/prae_abduct/proc/remove_tail_overlay, target, tail_image), 0.5 SECONDS) //needed so it can actually be seen as it gets deleted too quickly otherwise.
 
-	apply_cooldown()
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/action/xeno_action/activable/prae_abduct/proc/remove_tail_overlay(mob/living/carbon/human/overlayed_human, image/tail_image)