diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/powers.dm
index f129482eb24..a99a79a311a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/powers.dm
@@ -30,11 +30,19 @@
 	if(stat)
 		return FALSE
 
+	if(buckled)
+		stop_feeding()
+		return TRUE
+
 	var/list/choices = list()
 	for(var/mob/living/nearby_mob in view(1,src))
-		if(nearby_mob != src && Adjacent(nearby_mob))
+		if(nearby_mob != src && Adjacent(nearby_mob) && nearby_mob.appears_alive())
 			choices += nearby_mob
 
+	if(length(choices) == 1)
+		start_feeding(choices[1])
+		return TRUE
+
 	var/choice = tgui_input_list(src, "Who do you wish to feed on?", "Slime Feed", sort_names(choices))
 	if(isnull(choice))
 		return FALSE