diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 361339ec34b..a98d7e1950c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -1328,10 +1328,10 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 	. = ..()
 	if(in_inventory || in_storage)
 		var/mob/user = usr
-		if(!(user.client.prefs.toggles_secondary & HIDE_ITEM_TOOLTIPS))
-			tip_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(openTip), location, control, params, user), 8, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
 		if(QDELETED(src))
 			return
+		if(!(user.client.prefs.toggles_secondary & HIDE_ITEM_TOOLTIPS))
+			tip_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(openTip), location, control, params, user), 8, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
 		if(!(user.client.prefs.toggles_secondary & SEE_ITEM_OUTLINES))
 			return
 		var/mob/living/L = user
diff --git a/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-combitool-timer-runtime.yml b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-combitool-timer-runtime.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fbb59129e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-combitool-timer-runtime.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Hellfirejag
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixed a runtime error on objects caused by timers being created on objects that are already being qdel'ed."