diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/bortrough.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/bortrough.dm
index b790c6f65e49..b0101be4bd91 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/bortrough.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/bortrough.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 	has_tongue = FALSE
 	var/pulling_state = "Bortrough Running Open Jaws"
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard/bortrough/Destroy()
+	. = ..()
+	stop_pulling()
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard/bortrough/ListTargets(dist = 4)
 	. = ..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard.dm
index 5d4c3eba4bd6..dc18d26f145a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard.dm
@@ -167,10 +167,9 @@
 	. = ..()
 	wound_icon_holder = new(null, src)
 	wound_icon_holder.icon = wound_icon
-	if(has_tongue)
-		tongue_icon_holder = new(null, src)
-		tongue_icon_holder.pixel_x = 2
-		vis_contents += tongue_icon_holder
+	tongue_icon_holder = new(null, src)
+	tongue_icon_holder.pixel_x = 2
+	vis_contents += tongue_icon_holder
 
 	vis_contents += wound_icon_holder
 
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
index 50d9a2d91c93..53e1529c1944 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(create_and_destroy_ignore_paths, generate_ignore_paths())
 		/obj/item/explosive/grenade/flashbang/cluster/segment,
 		/obj/item/explosive/grenade/flashbang/cluster_piece,
 		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard,
+		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate/giant_lizard/bortrough,
 		/obj/effect/landmark/lizard_spawn,
+		/obj/effect/landmark/lizard_spawn/bortrough,
 		/obj/effect/fake_attacker,
 		/atom/movable/lighting_mask, //leave it alone
 		//This is meant to fail extremely loud every single time it occurs in any environment in any context, and it falsely alarms when this unit test iterates it. Let's not spawn it in.