diff --git a/zone/attack.cpp b/zone/attack.cpp
index 6791dfe69..6f424b7d3 100644
--- a/zone/attack.cpp
+++ b/zone/attack.cpp
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ void Mob::CommonDamage(Mob* attacker, int64 &damage, const uint16 spell_id, cons
 		//this was done to simplify the code here (since we can only effectively skip one mob on queue)
 		eqFilterType filter;
 		Mob* skip = attacker;
-		if (attacker && attacker->GetOwnerID()) {
+		if (attacker && attacker->GetOwner()) {
 			//attacker is a pet, let pet owners see their pet's damage
 			Mob* owner = attacker->GetOwner();
 			if (owner && owner->IsClient()) {