From 29dbde0b7260bca90e6c7bbbb60ee218e39a1e93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ArcaneMusic <41715314+ArcaneMusic@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:59:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes runtime related to the slimed status effect. (#96136)

---
 code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/slime/slime_leech.dm | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/slime/slime_leech.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/slime/slime_leech.dm
index 0df86b15130..5c7b7567d55 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/slime/slime_leech.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/slime/slime_leech.dm
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
 	our_slime = null
 
 /datum/status_effect/slime_leech/tick(seconds_between_ticks)
-	if(our_slime.stat != CONSCIOUS)
+	if(QDELETED(our_slime))
+		qdel(src)
+		return
+	if(our_slime.stat != CONSCIOUS || !owner)
 		our_slime.stop_feeding(silent = TRUE)
 		return