diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 0b0080eadcf..8b432545b17 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	if (last_text && world.time < last_text + 5)
 		return
 
-	if (isnull(P) || P.toff || !istype(P))
+	if (!istype(P) || P.toff || qdeleted(P))
 		return
 
 	last_text = world.time