diff --git a/src/xrGame/alife_monster_brain_script.cpp b/src/xrGame/alife_monster_brain_script.cpp
index cb337304c61..91e51cae432 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/alife_monster_brain_script.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/alife_monster_brain_script.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 using namespace luabind;
 
 CALifeMonsterMovementManager* get_movement(const CALifeMonsterBrain* brain) { return (&brain->movement()); }
-SCRIPT_EXPORT(CALifeMonsterBrain, (), {
-    module(luaState)[class_<CALifeMonsterBrain>("CALifeMonsterBrain")
-                         .def("movement", &get_movement)
-                         .def("update", &CALifeMonsterBrain::update)
-                         .def("can_choose_alife_tasks",
-                             (void (CALifeMonsterBrain::*)(bool)) & CALifeMonsterBrain::can_choose_alife_tasks)];
+SCRIPT_EXPORT(CALifeMonsterBrain, (),
+{
+    module(luaState)
+    [
+        class_<CALifeMonsterBrain>("CALifeMonsterBrain")
+            .def("movement", &get_movement)
+            .def("update", &CALifeMonsterBrain::update_script)
+            .def("can_choose_alife_tasks", (void (CALifeMonsterBrain::*)(bool)) & CALifeMonsterBrain::can_choose_alife_tasks)
+    ];
 });
diff --git a/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.cpp b/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.cpp
index cb1194aa786..3916027637c 100644
--- a/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.cpp
+++ b/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void CALifeMonsterBrain::process_task()
     movement().detail().target(*task);
 }
 
-void CALifeMonsterBrain::select_task()
+void CALifeMonsterBrain::select_task(const bool forced)
 {
     if (object().m_smart_terrain_id != 0xffff)
         return;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void CALifeMonsterBrain::select_task()
 
     ALife::_TIME_ID current_time = ai().alife().time_manager().game_time();
 
-    if (m_last_search_time + m_time_interval > current_time)
+    if (!forced && m_last_search_time + m_time_interval > current_time)
         return;
 
     m_last_search_time = current_time;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void CALifeMonsterBrain::select_task()
     }
 }
 
-void CALifeMonsterBrain::update()
+void CALifeMonsterBrain::update(const bool forced)
 {
 #if 0 // def DEBUG
 	if (!Level().MapManager().HasMapLocation("debug_stalker",object().ID)) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void CALifeMonsterBrain::update()
 	}
 #endif
 
-    select_task();
+    select_task(forced);
 
     if (object().m_smart_terrain_id != 0xffff)
         process_task();
diff --git a/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.h b/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.h
index b5da072b906..1bf18609f5f 100644
--- a/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.h
+++ b/src/xrServerEntities/alife_monster_brain.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class CALifeMonsterBrain
 
     // sad, but true
 public:
-    void select_task();
+    void select_task(const bool forced = false);
 
 private:
     void process_task();
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class CALifeMonsterBrain
     void on_switch_offline();
 
 public:
-    void update();
+    void update(const bool forced = false);
+    void update_script() { this->update(true); }
     bool perform_attack();
     ALife::EMeetActionType action_type(
         CSE_ALifeSchedulable* tpALifeSchedulable, const int& iGroupIndex, const bool& bMutualDetection);