diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/plants/Swiftthistle.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/plants/Swiftthistle.java
index 8c7f56265..f8f62b9bf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/plants/Swiftthistle.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/plants/Swiftthistle.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Swiftthistle extends Plant {
 			left -= time;
 
 			//use 1/1,000 to account for rounding errors
-			while (left < -0.001f){
+			if (left < -0.001f){
 				detach();
 			}