diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/outsider/undead.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/outsider/undead.dm
index 745258921e3..f2a3babad5e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/outsider/undead.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/outsider/undead.dm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	hud_type = /datum/hud_data/construct
 
 /datum/species/skeleton/handle_death_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(H.get_total_health() <= total_health)
+	if(H.get_total_health() <= 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	qdel(H)
 
 /datum/species/apparition/handle_death_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(H.get_total_health() <= total_health)
+	if(H.get_total_health() <= 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/diona/diona.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/diona/diona.dm
index fb79b2545ba..edee8e1d9f7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/diona/diona.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/diona/diona.dm
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 	return current_flags
 
 /datum/species/diona/handle_death_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(H.get_total_health() <= total_health)
+	if(H.get_total_health() <= 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/golem.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/golem.dm
index 2d2810d960e..88f29ba8183 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/golem.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/golem.dm
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ var/global/list/golem_types = list("Coal Golem",
 		qdel(H)
 
 /datum/species/golem/handle_death_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(H.get_total_health() <= total_health)
+	if(H.get_total_health() <= 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/ipc/ipc.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/ipc/ipc.dm
index 51597a03b8a..3e8e97b7dc2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/ipc/ipc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/ipc/ipc.dm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ datum/species/machine/handle_post_spawn(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	check_tag(H, H.client)
 
 /datum/species/machine/handle_death_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(H.get_total_health() <= total_health)
+	if(H.get_total_health() <= 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE