diff --git a/Content.Shared/DoAfter/DoAfterArgs.cs b/Content.Shared/DoAfter/DoAfterArgs.cs
index ac66278538..ba2b38ab5d 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/DoAfter/DoAfterArgs.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/DoAfter/DoAfterArgs.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public sealed partial class DoAfterArgs
     ///     Threshold for distance user from the used OR target entities.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField]
-    public float? DistanceThreshold;
+    public float? DistanceThreshold = 1.5f;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Whether damage will cancel the DoAfter. See also <see cref="DamageThreshold"/>.
diff --git a/Content.Shared/DoAfter/SharedDoAfterSystem.Update.cs b/Content.Shared/DoAfter/SharedDoAfterSystem.Update.cs
index f6eb9ef996..31ff034809 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/DoAfter/SharedDoAfterSystem.Update.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/DoAfter/SharedDoAfterSystem.Update.cs
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ public abstract partial class SharedDoAfterSystem : EntitySystem
                 if (!_interaction.InRangeUnobstructed(args.User, args.Target.Value, args.DistanceThreshold.Value))
                     return true;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                if (!_interaction.InRangeUnobstructed(args.User, args.Target.Value))
-                    return true;
-            }
         }
 
         // Whether the distance between the tool and the user has grown too much.
@@ -209,11 +204,6 @@ public abstract partial class SharedDoAfterSystem : EntitySystem
                         args.DistanceThreshold.Value))
                     return true;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                if (!_interaction.InRangeUnobstructed(args.User,args.Used.Value))
-                    return true;
-            }
         }
 
         if (args.AttemptFrequency == AttemptFrequency.EveryTick && !TryAttemptEvent(doAfter))