diff --git a/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/ClawsSystem.NailClippers.cs b/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/ClawsSystem.NailClippers.cs
index a1bbd59134c..059c9bb008e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/ClawsSystem.NailClippers.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/ClawsSystem.NailClippers.cs
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ private void OnTargetUse(Entity<NailClipperComponent> ent, ref AfterInteractEven
     public bool TryClipNails(NailClipperComponent component, EntityUid nailClipper, EntityUid user, EntityUid? target = null)
     {
         target ??= user;
+        
+        if (!TryComp<ClawsComponent>(target, out var claws))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        if (!TryComp<ClawsComponent>(target, out var claws)||
-            TryGetStage(claws, out var stage) && !stage.CanBeCut)
+        if (TryGetStage(claws, out var stage) && !stage.CanBeCut)
         {
             _popup.PopupClient(Loc.GetString("has-no-claws-popup"), Transform(user).Coordinates, user);
             return false;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/Components/NailClipperComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/Components/NailClipperComponent.cs
index 8e82e3925f4..9c8bc40c3c8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/Components/NailClipperComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_Mono/Claws/Components/NailClipperComponent.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared._Mono.Claws.Components;
 public sealed partial class NailClipperComponent : Component
 {
     [DataField]
-    public TimeSpan ClipDoAfter = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+    public TimeSpan ClipDoAfter = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Amount of stages to skip down. Capped to 0.