diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health.dm
index ee04030259e..49798930d97 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health.dm
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 
 	var/mob/living/organism = input_port.value
 	var/turf/current_turf = get_location()
-	if(!istype(organism) || get_dist(current_turf, organism) > max_range || current_turf.z != organism.z)
+	var/turf/target_location = get_turf(organism)
+	if(!istype(organism) || get_dist(current_turf, target_location) > max_range || current_turf.z != target_location.z)
 		brute.set_output(null)
 		burn.set_output(null)
 		toxin.set_output(null)
diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health_state.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health_state.dm
index dc83a41fdfd..65031115941 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health_state.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/atom/health_state.dm
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 /obj/item/circuit_component/compare/health_state/do_comparisons()
 	var/mob/living/organism = input_port.value
 	var/turf/current_turf = get_location()
-	if(!istype(organism) || current_turf.z != organism.z || get_dist(current_turf, organism) > max_range)
+	var/turf/target_location = get_turf(organism)
+	if(!istype(organism) || current_turf.z != target_location.z || get_dist(current_turf, target_location) > max_range)
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/current_option = state_option.value