diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_abilities.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_abilities.dm
index 5991ac7fde8b..fab3afbc8fc9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_abilities.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/praetorian/praetorian_abilities.dm
@@ -252,36 +252,33 @@
 	var/activation_delay = 1 SECONDS
 	var/prime_delay = 1 SECONDS
 
-/datum/action/xeno_action/activable/prae_acid_ball/use_ability(atom/target)
-	if (!target)
-		return
+/datum/action/xeno_action/activable/prae_acid_ball/use_ability(atom/target_atom)
+	var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/acid_ball_user = owner
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/acidball_user = owner
-	if (!acidball_user.check_state() || acidball_user.action_busy)
+	if(acid_ball_user.action_busy)
 		return
 
-	if (!action_cooldown_check())
-		return
-	var/turf/current_turf = get_turf(acidball_user)
+	XENO_ACTION_CHECK(acid_ball_user)
 
-	if (!current_turf)
-		return
+	var/turf/current_turf = get_turf(acid_ball_user)
 
-	if (!do_after(acidball_user, activation_delay, INTERRUPT_ALL | BEHAVIOR_IMMOBILE, BUSY_ICON_HOSTILE))
-		to_chat(acidball_user, SPAN_XENODANGER("We cancel our acid ball."))
+	if(!current_turf)
 		return
 
-	if (!check_and_use_plasma_owner())
+	if(!do_after(acid_ball_user, activation_delay, INTERRUPT_ALL | BEHAVIOR_IMMOBILE, BUSY_ICON_HOSTILE))
+		to_chat(acid_ball_user, SPAN_XENODANGER("We cancel our acid ball."))
 		return
 
+	XENO_ACTION_CHECK_USE_PLASMA(acid_ball_user)
+
 	apply_cooldown()
 
-	to_chat(acidball_user, SPAN_XENOWARNING("We lob a compressed ball of acid into the air!"))
+	to_chat(acid_ball_user, SPAN_XENOWARNING("We lob a compressed ball of acid into the air!"))
 
 	var/obj/item/explosive/grenade/xeno_acid_grenade/grenade = new /obj/item/explosive/grenade/xeno_acid_grenade
-	grenade.cause_data = create_cause_data(initial(acidball_user.caste_type), acidball_user)
-	grenade.forceMove(get_turf(acidball_user))
-	grenade.throw_atom(target, 5, SPEED_SLOW, acidball_user, TRUE)
+	grenade.cause_data = create_cause_data(initial(acid_ball_user.caste_type), acid_ball_user)
+	grenade.forceMove(get_turf(acid_ball_user))
+	grenade.throw_atom(target_atom, 5, SPEED_SLOW, acid_ball_user, TRUE)
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(grenade, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/explosive, prime)), prime_delay)
 
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Praetorian.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Praetorian.dm
index adc0a2b38921..fac0fcd724f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Praetorian.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/castes/Praetorian.dm
@@ -83,26 +83,26 @@
 	///reward for hitting shots instead of spamming acid ball
 	var/reward_shield = 15
 
-/datum/behavior_delegate/praetorian_base/ranged_attack_additional_effects_target(atom/A)
-	if (!ishuman(A))
+/datum/behavior_delegate/praetorian_base/ranged_attack_additional_effects_target(atom/target_atom)
+	if(!ishuman(target_atom))
 		return
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = A
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/target_human = target_atom
 
-	var/datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks/PAS = null
-	for (var/datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks/prae_acid_stacks in H.effects_list)
-		PAS = prae_acid_stacks
+	var/datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks/acid_stack = null
+	for(var/datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks/prae_acid_stacks in target_human.effects_list)
+		acid_stack = prae_acid_stacks
 		break
 
-	if (PAS == null)
-		new /datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks(H)
+	if(acid_stack == null)
+		new /datum/effects/prae_acid_stacks(target_human)
 		return
 	else
-		PAS.increment_stack_count()
+		acid_stack.increment_stack_count()
 		return
 
-/datum/behavior_delegate/praetorian_base/ranged_attack_additional_effects_self(atom/A)
-	if(!ismob(A))
+/datum/behavior_delegate/praetorian_base/ranged_attack_additional_effects_self(atom/target_atom)
+	if(!ismob(target_atom))
 		return
 	bound_xeno.add_xeno_shield(reward_shield, XENO_SHIELD_SOURCE_BASE_PRAE, add_shield_on = TRUE, max_shield = 45)
 	to_chat(bound_xeno, SPAN_NOTICE("Your exoskeleton shimmers for a fraction of a second as the acid coats your target."))