diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ai/types/CommandAI.java b/core/src/mindustry/ai/types/CommandAI.java
index 15861014b8..22f4c8e684 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ai/types/CommandAI.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ai/types/CommandAI.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class CommandAI extends AIController{
     public void hit(Bullet bullet){
         if(unit.team.isAI() && bullet.owner instanceof Teamc teamc && teamc.team() != unit.team && attackTarget == null &&
             //can only counter-attack every few seconds to prevent rapidly changing targets
-            !(teamc instanceof Unit u && !u.checkTarget(unit.type.targetAir, unit.type.targetGround)) && timer.get(timerTarget4, 60f * 12f)){
+            !(teamc instanceof Unit u && !u.checkTarget(unit.type.targetAir, unit.type.targetGround)) && timer.get(timerTarget4, 60f * 10f)){
             commandTarget(teamc, true);
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/entities/Damage.java b/core/src/mindustry/entities/Damage.java
index 705b9d26c7..0a8c382fb6 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/entities/Damage.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/entities/Damage.java
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ public class Damage{
 
             float amount = calculateDamage(scaled ? Math.max(0, entity.dst(x, y) - entity.type.hitSize/2) : entity.dst(x, y), radius, damage);
             entity.damage(amount);
+            entity.controller().hit(source);
             //TODO better velocity displacement
             float dst = vec.set(entity.x - x, entity.y - y).len();
             entity.vel.add(vec.setLength((1f - dst / radius) * 2f / entity.mass()));