diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
index d7dbb558106f..3a7c398386cf 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/attack_threshold_check(damage, damagetype = BRUTE, actuallydamage = TRUE)
 	var/temp_damage = damage
 
-	temp_damage *= damage_coeff.getCoeff(damagetype)
+	if(islist(damage_coeff))
+		temp_damage *= damage_coeff[damagetype]
+		stack_trace("[src] has a damage_coeff list and was hurt!")
+	else
+		temp_damage *= damage_coeff.getCoeff(damagetype)
 
 	if(temp_damage >= 0 && temp_damage <= force_threshold)
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] looks unharmed!</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 16b613fa78ec..af8ed5d1d487 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/DamageEffect(amount, damtype)
 	//Code stolen from attack_threshold_check() in animal_defense.dm
 	var/temp_damage = amount
-	if(!damage_coeff[damtype])
-		temp_damage = 0
-	else
+	if(islist(damage_coeff))
 		temp_damage *= damage_coeff[damtype]
+	else
+		temp_damage *= damage_coeff.getCoeff(damtype)
 
 	if(temp_damage > 0)
 		return FALSE