diff --git a/dlls/scripted.cpp b/dlls/scripted.cpp
index c62ce846..da495f98 100644
--- a/dlls/scripted.cpp
+++ b/dlls/scripted.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ void ScriptEntityCancel( edict_t *pentCine )
 		if( pTarget )
 		{
 			// make sure their monster is actually playing a script
-			if( pTarget->m_MonsterState == MONSTERSTATE_SCRIPT )
+			if( pTarget->m_MonsterState == MONSTERSTATE_SCRIPT || pTarget->m_IdealMonsterState == MONSTERSTATE_SCRIPT )
 			{
 				// tell them do die
 				pTarget->m_scriptState = CCineMonster::SCRIPT_CLEANUP;