diff --git a/Content.Server/Stories/Garrote/GarroteSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Stories/Garrote/GarroteSystem.cs
index 69a1ae8d14..e76f68d0e6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Stories/Garrote/GarroteSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Stories/Garrote/GarroteSystem.cs
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ private void OnGarroteDoAfter(EntityUid uid, GarroteComponent comp, GarroteDoAft
     /// <remarks>
     ///     Does not check for the presence of TransformComponent.
     /// </remarks>
-    private bool IsRightTargetDistance(TransformComponent user, TransformComponent target, float minUseDistance)
+    private bool IsRightTargetDistance(TransformComponent user, TransformComponent target, float maxUseDistance)
     {
-        if (Math.Abs(user.LocalPosition.X - target.LocalPosition.X) <= minUseDistance
-            && Math.Abs(user.LocalPosition.Y - target.LocalPosition.Y) <= minUseDistance)
+        if (Math.Abs(user.LocalPosition.X - target.LocalPosition.X) <= maxUseDistance
+            && Math.Abs(user.LocalPosition.Y - target.LocalPosition.Y) <= maxUseDistance)
             return true;
         else
             return false;