diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/npc_BaseZombie.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/npc_BaseZombie.cpp
index f8609f493ac..88be78917a3 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/npc_BaseZombie.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/npc_BaseZombie.cpp
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ void CNPC_BaseZombie::ReleaseHeadcrab( const Vector &vecOrigin, const Vector &ve
 		pCrab->m_iViewHideFlags = m_iViewHideFlags;
 
 		// Add response context for companion response (more reliable than checking for post-death zombie entity)
-		pCrab->AddContext( "from_zombie", "1", 2.0f );
+		pCrab->AddContext( "from_zombie", "1", gpGlobals->curtime + 2.0f );
 #endif
 		
 		// make me the crab's owner to avoid collision issues