diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHook.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHook.cs
index 0516f6344..738425070 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHook.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHook.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			"ContentPackageManager",
 		};
 
+        private static void ValidatePatchTarget(MethodInfo methodInfo)
+        {
+            if (prohibitedHooks.Any(h => methodInfo.DeclaringType.FullName.StartsWith(h)))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Hooks into the modding environment are prohibited.");
+            }
+        }
+
 		private Harmony harmony;
 
 		private Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, (LuaCsHookCallback, ACsMod)>> hookFunctions;
@@ -300,10 +308,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			{
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("Identifier, Method and Patch arguments must not be null.");
 			}
-			if (prohibitedHooks.Any(h => method.DeclaringType.FullName.StartsWith(h)))
-			{
-				throw new ArgumentException("Hooks into Modding Environment are prohibited.");
-			}
+			ValidatePatchTarget(method);
 
 			var funcAddr = (long)method.MethodHandle.GetFunctionPointer();
 			var patches = Harmony.GetPatchInfo(method);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHookCompat.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHookCompat.cs
index dee8089e3..3aa07f90a 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHookCompat.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/LuaCsHookCompat.cs
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 				GameMain.LuaCs.HandleException(new ArgumentNullException("Identifier, Method and Patch arguments must not be null."), exceptionType: ExceptionType.Both);
 				return;
 			}
-			if (prohibitedHooks.Any(h => method.DeclaringType.FullName.StartsWith(h)))
-			{
-				GameMain.LuaCs.HandleException(new ArgumentException("Hooks into Modding Environment are prohibited."), exceptionType: ExceptionType.Both);
-				return;
-			}
+			ValidatePatchTarget(method);
 
 			var funcAddr = ((long)method.MethodHandle.GetFunctionPointer());
 			var patches = Harmony.GetPatchInfo(method);