diff --git a/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm b/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
index 30e880a693f..326a6a6baff 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
@@ -260,13 +260,14 @@
 		var/obj/item/bodypart/hit_part
 		if(isbodypart(target))
 			hit_part = target
-			target = hit_part.owner
-			var/damage_dealt = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_DAMAGE]
-			var/w_bonus = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_W_BONUS]
-			var/bw_bonus = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_BW_BONUS]
-			var/wound_type = (initial(P.damage_type) == BRUTE) ? WOUND_BLUNT : WOUND_BURN // sharpness is handled in the wound rolling
-			wound_info_by_part[hit_part] = null
-			hit_part.painless_wound_roll(wound_type, damage_dealt, w_bonus, bw_bonus, initial(P.sharpness))
+			if(wound_info_by_part[hit_part])
+				target = hit_part.owner
+				var/damage_dealt = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_DAMAGE]
+				var/w_bonus = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_W_BONUS]
+				var/bw_bonus = wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_BW_BONUS]
+				var/wound_type = (initial(P.damage_type) == BRUTE) ? WOUND_BLUNT : WOUND_BURN // sharpness is handled in the wound rolling
+				wound_info_by_part[hit_part] = null
+				hit_part.painless_wound_roll(wound_type, damage_dealt, w_bonus, bw_bonus, initial(P.sharpness))
 
 		if(num_hits > 1)
 			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is hit by [num_hits] [proj_name]s[hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, target)