diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
index 91bcb344f15..a6c86090fa3 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
 			return
 		if(alert(user, "This will make [src] self-sustaining but consume [O] forever. Are you sure?", "[name]", "I'm Sure", "Abort") == "Abort" || !user)
 			return
-		if(!O)
+		if(!O || qdeleted(O))
 			return
 		if(!Adjacent(user))
 			return