diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/dragger.cpp b/src/game/server/entities/dragger.cpp
index 4a567d9e1..0a53e1c86 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/dragger.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/dragger.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ void CDragger::LookForPlayersToDrag()
 	CCharacter *pPlayersInRange[MAX_CLIENTS];
 	mem_zero(pPlayersInRange, sizeof(pPlayersInRange));
 
-	int NumPlayersInRange = GameServer()->m_World.FindEntities(m_Pos, g_Config.m_SvDraggerRange,
+	int NumPlayersInRange = GameServer()->m_World.FindEntities(m_Pos,
+		g_Config.m_SvDraggerRange - CCharacter::ms_PhysSize,
 		(CEntity **)pPlayersInRange, MAX_CLIENTS, CGameWorld::ENTTYPE_CHARACTER);
 
 	// The closest player (within range) in a team is selected as the target
diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/dragger_beam.cpp b/src/game/server/entities/dragger_beam.cpp
index 4938d404c..0975f3f40 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/dragger_beam.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/dragger_beam.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ void CDraggerBeam::Tick()
 			!GameServer()->Collision()->IntersectNoLaser(m_Pos, pTarget->m_Pos, 0, 0);
 	// This check is necessary because the check in CDragger::LookForPlayersToDrag only happens every 150ms
 	if(!IsReachable ||
-		distance(pTarget->m_Pos, m_Pos) >= g_Config.m_SvDraggerRange + pTarget->GetProximityRadius() ||
-		!pTarget->IsAlive())
+		distance(pTarget->m_Pos, m_Pos) >= g_Config.m_SvDraggerRange || !pTarget->IsAlive())
 	{
 		Reset();
 		return;