diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureBuilding.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureBuilding.cs
index c55374323e..4d5f85c481 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureBuilding.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureBuilding.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 		public IActivity Tick(Actor self)
 		{
 			if (target == null || target.IsDead()) return NextActivity;
-
+			if ((target.Location - self.Location).Length > 1)
+				return NextActivity;
+			
 			target.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
 			{
 				// momentarily remove from world so the ownership queries don't get confused
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Demolish.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Demolish.cs
index 95498ab3eb..688799c610 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Demolish.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Demolish.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 		public IActivity Tick(Actor self)
 		{			
 			if (target == null || target.IsDead()) return NextActivity;
+			if ((target.Location - self.Location).Length > 1)
+				return NextActivity;
+			
+			
 			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new DelayedAction(25 * 2,
 				() => target.Kill(self))));
 			return NextActivity;