diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 2ede4c360e6..744ea44187c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	//Istype so we filter out points of interest that are not mobs
 	if(client && mob_eye && istype(mob_eye))
 		client.eye = mob_eye
-		client.screen = list()
 		if(mob_eye.hud_used)
+			client.screen = list()
 			LAZYINITLIST(mob_eye.observers)
 			mob_eye.observers |= src
 			mob_eye.hud_used.show_hud(mob_eye.hud_used.hud_version, src)