diff --git a/test/common/fns/randomDrop.test.js b/test/common/fns/randomDrop.test.js
index 74b9e0493c..4752fa0cca 100644
--- a/test/common/fns/randomDrop.test.js
+++ b/test/common/fns/randomDrop.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('common.fns.randomDrop', () => {
     user = generateUser();
     user._tmp = user._tmp ? user._tmp : {};
     user.items.eggs.Wolf = 0;
+    user.items.food.Meat = 0;
     task = generateTodo({ userId: user._id });
     predictableRandom = sandbox.stub().returns(0.5);
   });
diff --git a/website/common/script/fns/randomDrop.js b/website/common/script/fns/randomDrop.js
index 605924dd1d..30d4f16522 100644
--- a/website/common/script/fns/randomDrop.js
+++ b/website/common/script/fns/randomDrop.js
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ export default function randomDrop (user, options, req = {}, analytics) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (predictableRandom() < chance) {
+  const firstFoodDrop = size(user.items.food) < 1;
+
+  if (firstFoodDrop || predictableRandom() < chance) {
     rarity = predictableRandom();
 
-    if (rarity > 0.6) { // food 40% chance
+    if (firstFoodDrop || rarity > 0.6) { // food 40% chance
       drop = cloneDropItem(randomVal(filter(content.food, {
         canDrop: true,
       })));