diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
index 88d336acdc875..3fd41554cb609 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
@@ -1168,3 +1168,7 @@ It'll return null if the organ doesn't correspond, so include null checks when u
 		add_attack_logs(user, target, "vampirebit")
 		return TRUE
 		//end vampire codes
+
+/// Is this species able to be legion infested?
+/datum/species/proc/can_be_legion_infested()
+	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/golem.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/golem.dm
index da0b3470b65b7..478646c328891 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/golem.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/golem.dm
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@
 	new /obj/structure/cloth_pile(get_turf(H), H)
 	..()
 
+/datum/species/golem/cloth/can_be_legion_infested()
+	return FALSE // can't infest a pile of cloth,
+
 /obj/structure/cloth_pile
 	name = "pile of bandages"
 	desc = "It emits a strange aura, as if there was still life within it..."
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining/hivelord.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining/hivelord.dm
index 8308053221042..02f2d897d5ed3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining/hivelord.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining/hivelord.dm
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelordbrood/legion/proc/infest(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	if(H?.dna?.species && !H.dna.species.can_be_legion_infested())
+		return
 	visible_message("<span class='warning'>[name] burrows into the flesh of [H]!</span>")
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelord/legion/L
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_DWARF)) //dwarf legions aren't just fluff!