diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/misc.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/misc.dm
index 5a23ff32b09..2b8abcb1728 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/misc.dm
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 	moveToNullspace()
 	return QDEL_HINT_QUEUE
 
+/obj/effect/spawner/forceMove(atom/destination)
+	if(destination && QDELETED(src)) // throw a warning if we try to forceMove a qdeleted spawner to somewhere other than nullspace
+		stack_trace("Warning: something tried to forceMove() a qdeleted [src]([type]) to non-null destination [destination]([destination.type])!")
+	return ..()
+
 /obj/effect/list_container
 	name = "list container"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/fishing/sources/_fish_source.dm b/code/modules/fishing/sources/_fish_source.dm
index 5061d84a018..120348038f1 100644
--- a/code/modules/fishing/sources/_fish_source.dm
+++ b/code/modules/fishing/sources/_fish_source.dm
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(specific_fish_icons, zebra_typecacheof(list(
 
 	var/atom/movable/reward = spawn_reward(reward_path, fisherman, fishing_spot)
 	if(!reward) //balloon alert instead
-		fisherman.balloon_alert(fisherman,pick(duds))
+		fisherman.balloon_alert(fisherman, pick(duds))
 		return
 	if(isitem(reward)) //Try to put it in hand
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(fisherman, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob, put_in_hands), reward)
+	else if(istype(reward, /obj/effect/spawner)) // Do not attempt to forceMove() a spawner. It will break things, and the spawned item should already be at the mob's turf by now.
+		fisherman.balloon_alert(fisherman, "caught something!")
+		return
 	else // for fishing things like corpses, move them to the turf of the fisherman
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(reward, TYPE_PROC_REF(/atom/movable, forceMove), get_turf(fisherman))
 	fisherman.balloon_alert(fisherman, "caught [reward]!")