diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/~monkestation/keybinding.dm b/code/__DEFINES/~monkestation/keybinding.dm
index c1ba6387c557e..d16851cff17d3 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/~monkestation/keybinding.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/~monkestation/keybinding.dm
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #define COMSIG_KB_CLIENT_LOOC_DOWN "keybinding_client_looc_down"
 
-#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_ITEM_PIXEL_SHIFT_DOWN	"keybinding_living_item_pixelshift_down"
-#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_ITEM_PIXEL_SHIFT_UP	"keybinding_living_item_pixelshift_up"
-#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXELSHIFT				"keybinding_living_pixelshift"
-#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_SHIFT_DOWN		"keybinding_living_pixelshift_down"
-#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_SHIFT_UP			"keybinding_living_pixelshift_up"
+#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_ITEM_PIXEL_SHIFT_DOWN "keybinding_living_item_pixelshift_down"
+#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_ITEM_PIXEL_SHIFT_UP "keybinding_living_item_pixelshift_up"
+#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXELSHIFT "keybinding_living_pixelshift"
+#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_SHIFT_DOWN "keybinding_living_pixelshift_down"
+#define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_SHIFT_UP "keybinding_living_pixelshift_up"
 #define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_TILT_DOWN "keybinding_living_pixeltilt_down"
 #define COMSIG_KB_LIVING_PIXEL_TILT_UP "keybinding_living_pixeltilt_up"
 
diff --git a/monkestation/code/datums/keybinding/living.dm b/monkestation/code/datums/keybinding/living.dm
index d250e9646ed8e..865d67c58ee87 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/datums/keybinding/living.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/datums/keybinding/living.dm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 /datum/keybinding/living/item_pixel_shift/down(client/user)
 	. = ..()
-	if(.)
+	if(. || isnull(user.mob.pulling))
 		return
 	user.mob.AddComponent(/datum/component/pixel_shift)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(user.mob, COMSIG_KB_LIVING_ITEM_PIXEL_SHIFT_DOWN)