diff --git a/code/datums/spells/mind_transfer.dm b/code/datums/spells/mind_transfer.dm
index cb101ef5d8c..7ed4d7e2b68 100644
--- a/code/datums/spells/mind_transfer.dm
+++ b/code/datums/spells/mind_transfer.dm
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Also, you never added distance checking after target is selected. I've went ahea
 			caster.verbs += V
 
 	ghost.mind.transfer_to(caster)
-	caster.key = ghost.key	//have to transfer the key since the mind was not active
+	if(ghost.key)
+		caster.key = ghost.key	//have to transfer the key since the mind was not active
 
 	if(caster.mind.special_verbs.len)//If they had any special verbs, we add them here.
 		for(var/V in caster.mind.special_verbs)