diff --git a/code/modules/bitrunning/components/avatar_connection.dm b/code/modules/bitrunning/components/avatar_connection.dm
index 2ced012ffe2..4274893e998 100644
--- a/code/modules/bitrunning/components/avatar_connection.dm
+++ b/code/modules/bitrunning/components/avatar_connection.dm
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		var/datum/action/avatar_domain_info/action = new(help_datum)
 		action.Grant(avatar)
 
-	var/client/our_client = old_body.client
+	var/client/our_client = avatar.client
 	var/alias = our_client?.prefs?.read_preference(/datum/preference/name/hacker_alias) || pick(GLOB.hacker_aliases)
 
 	if(alias && avatar.real_name != alias)