diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
index 4c1f2e55271..6c7b938288f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/emote.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		for(var/mob/M in dead_mob_list)
 			if (!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 				continue //skip monkeys, leavers, and new_players
-			if(M.stat == DEAD && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
+			if(M.stat == DEAD && (M.client && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT)) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
 				M.show_message(message)
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
index a67f683174c..0c9893c0d39 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 		for(var/mob/M in dead_mob_list)
 			if(!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 				continue //skip monkeys, leavers and new players
-			if(M.stat == DEAD && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
+			if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
 				M.show_message(message)
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 53eaa53884f..4846abc0eb7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 		for(var/mob/M in dead_mob_list)
 			if(!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 				continue //skip monkeys, leavers and new players
-			if(M.stat == DEAD && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
+			if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(src,null)))
 				M.show_message(message)
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm
index 77be26fc621..b7df925da57 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 	var/list/listening_dead = list()
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(M.stat == DEAD && ((M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTWHISPER) || (get_dist(M, src) <= 7)))
+		if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && ((M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTWHISPER) || (get_dist(M, src) <= 7)))
 			listening_dead |= M
 
 	var/list/listening = get_hearers_in_view(1, src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index 9adb0fd4188..891fae0abeb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 			if(!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 				continue //skip monkeys, leavers and new players
 			var/T = get_turf(src)
-			if(M.stat == DEAD && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(T,null)))
+			if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTSIGHT) && !(M in viewers(T,null)))
 				M.show_message(message)
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index dd3745d4245..f94e95160da 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ var/list/department_radio_keys = list(
 	var/list/listening = get_hearers_in_view(message_range, source)
 	var/list/listening_dead = list()
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(M.stat == DEAD && ((M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTEARS) || (get_dist(M, src) <= 7))&& client) // client is so that ghosts don't have to listen to mice
+		if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && ((M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTEARS) || (get_dist(M, src) <= 7)) && client) // client is so that ghosts don't have to listen to mice
 			listening_dead |= M
 
 	listening -= listening_dead //so ghosts dont hear stuff twice