diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
index d313d8a18..55dbbda79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class EntityListener implements Listener {
         tamingManager.awardTamingXP(event);
     }
 
-    @EventHandler (ignoreCancelled = true)
+    @EventHandler (priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onEntityTarget(EntityTargetEvent event) {
         if (event.getEntity() instanceof Tameable && event.getTarget() instanceof Player) {
             Player player = (Player) event.getTarget();