diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index aa0a7b30c0d..adf40cc07de 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -277,10 +277,14 @@ Works together with spawning an observer, noted above.
 			ghost.key = key
 			if(!can_reenter_corpse)	// Disassociates observer mind from the body mind
 				ghost.mind = null
-			else
-				ghost.mind.current?.med_hud_set_status()
 			return ghost
 
+/mob/living/ghostize(can_reenter_corpse = TRUE)
+	. = ..()
+	if(. && can_reenter_corpse)
+		var/mob/dead/observer/ghost = .
+		ghost.mind.current?.med_hud_set_status()
+
 /*
 This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to compatibility issues.
 */