diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 26f8eadd194..45db87e7813 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ GENE SCANNER
 			else
 				render_list += "<span class='notice ml-1'>Subject contains no reagents in their stomach.</span>\n"
 
-		if(LAZYLEN(M.mind.active_addictions))
+		if(LAZYLEN(M.mind?.active_addictions))
 			render_list += "<span class='boldannounce ml-1'>Subject is addicted to the following types of drug:</span>\n"
 			for(var/datum/addiction/addiction_type as anything in M.mind.active_addictions)
 				render_list += "<span class='alert ml-2'>[initial(addiction_type.name)]</span>\n"