diff --git a/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
index b9f287f1ce..3bf6066f33 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Cuffs
         {
             base.Initialize();
 
-            SubscribeLocalEvent<HandCountChangedEvent>(OnHandCountChanged);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CuffableComponent, HandCountChangedEvent>(OnHandCountChanged);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<UncuffAttemptEvent>(OnUncuffAttempt);
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<CuffableComponent, EntRemovedFromContainerMessage>(OnCuffsRemovedFromContainer);
@@ -380,33 +380,24 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Cuffs
         /// <summary>
         ///     Check the current amount of hands the owner has, and if there's less hands than active cuffs we remove some cuffs.
         /// </summary>
-        private void OnHandCountChanged(HandCountChangedEvent message)
+        private void OnHandCountChanged(Entity<CuffableComponent> ent, ref HandCountChangedEvent message)
         {
-            var owner = message.Sender;
-
-            if (!TryComp(owner, out CuffableComponent? cuffable) ||
-                !cuffable.Initialized)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             var dirty = false;
-            var handCount = CompOrNull<HandsComponent>(owner)?.Count ?? 0;
+            var handCount = CompOrNull<HandsComponent>(ent.Owner)?.Count ?? 0;
 
-            while (cuffable.CuffedHandCount > handCount && cuffable.CuffedHandCount > 0)
+            while (ent.Comp.CuffedHandCount > handCount && ent.Comp.CuffedHandCount > 0)
             {
                 dirty = true;
 
-                var container = cuffable.Container;
-                var entity = container.ContainedEntities[^1];
+                var handcuffContainer = ent.Comp.Container;
+                var handcuffEntity = handcuffContainer.ContainedEntities[^1];
 
-                _container.Remove(entity, container);
-                _transform.SetWorldPosition(entity, _transform.GetWorldPosition(owner));
+                _transform.PlaceNextTo(handcuffEntity, ent.Owner);
             }
 
             if (dirty)
             {
-                UpdateCuffState(owner, cuffable);
+                UpdateCuffState(ent.Owner, ent.Comp);
             }
         }