diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
index cdcc13e3539c..b586b6f9a6e3 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 	attack_hand(user)
 
 /turf/open_space/attack_hand(mob/user)
-	climb_down(user)
+	user.move_intentionally = TRUE
+	Enter(user)
 
 /turf/open_space/Entered(atom/movable/entered_movable, atom/old_loc)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 78e9954fc6b9..296f642cbc8c 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
 				return FALSE
 
 	if(mover.move_intentionally && istype(src, /turf/open_space) && istype(mover,/mob/living))
+		mover.move_intentionally = FALSE
 		var/turf/open_space/space = src
 		var/mob/living/climber = mover
 		if(climber.a_intent == INTENT_HARM)