diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/networks.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/networks.dm
index ec8208998ea..23dccd22fba 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/networks.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/networks.dm
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(networks)
 	log_text += "\[[station_time_timestamp()]\]"
 	if(network)
 		var/datum/ntnet/net = network
-		if(!net)
+		if(!istype(net))
 			net = networks[network]
 		if(net) // bad network?
 			log_text += "{[net.network_id]}"