diff --git a/code/modules/species/station/station_special_abilities.dm b/code/modules/species/station/station_special_abilities.dm
index 9053addb35f2..b7debb074b5d 100644
--- a/code/modules/species/station/station_special_abilities.dm
+++ b/code/modules/species/station/station_special_abilities.dm
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 				src.nutrition = 900
 			if(B.nutrition < 100)
 				B.apply_damage(15, DAMAGE_TYPE_BRUTE, BP_TORSO) // if they have nothing to give, this just harms them
-			add 	timer(CALLBACK(src, B.bitten, B), 120)
+			B.bitten = 1 //debuff tracking for balance
 	else if(!istype(B,/mob/living/carbon) && src.isSynthetic() || istype(B,/mob/living/carbon) && B.isSynthetic() && src.isSynthetic()) // for synths to feed on robots and other synths
 		if(do_after(src, 50, B))
 			if(!Adjacent(B)) return