diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm b/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
index 309f7c2ba64..c7a64fefd95 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	colour_type - a typepath (subtyped from /datum/client_colour)
 */
 /mob/proc/add_client_colour(colour_type)
-	if(!ispath(colour_type, /datum/client_colour))
+	if(!ispath(colour_type, /datum/client_colour) || QDELING(src))
 		return
 
 	var/datum/client_colour/CC = new colour_type()