diff --git a/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
index 80ccc0619a..ff4201acaf 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Cuffs/SharedCuffableSystem.cs
@@ -242,13 +242,18 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Cuffs
             args.Cancel();
         }
 
-        private void HandleStopPull(EntityUid uid, CuffableComponent component, AttemptStopPullingEvent args)
+        private void HandleStopPull(EntityUid uid, CuffableComponent component, ref AttemptStopPullingEvent args)
         {
             if (args.User == null || !Exists(args.User.Value))
                 return;
 
             if (args.User.Value == uid && !component.CanStillInteract)
+            {
+                //TODO: UX feedback. Simply blocking the normal interaction feels like an interface bug
+
                 args.Cancelled = true;
+            }
+
         }
 
         private void OnRemoveCuffsAlert(Entity<CuffableComponent> ent, ref RemoveCuffsAlertEvent args)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Events/AttemptStopPullingEvent.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Events/AttemptStopPullingEvent.cs
index cd7edc5f62..a4d7f6c3ff 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Events/AttemptStopPullingEvent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Events/AttemptStopPullingEvent.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Pulling.Events;
 /// <summary>
 /// Raised when a request is made to stop pulling an entity.
 /// </summary>
+
+[ByRefEvent]
 public record struct AttemptStopPullingEvent(EntityUid? User = null)
 {
     public readonly EntityUid? User = User;
     public bool Cancelled;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Systems/PullingSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Systems/PullingSystem.cs
index 7fb9e825cd..3784dc0402 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Systems/PullingSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Pulling/Systems/PullingSystem.cs
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ public sealed class PullingSystem : EntitySystem
             return true;
 
         var msg = new AttemptStopPullingEvent(user);
-        RaiseLocalEvent(pullableUid, msg, true);
+        RaiseLocalEvent(pullableUid, ref msg, true);
 
         if (msg.Cancelled)
             return false;