diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
index 7b4d3f62699..e90f387a8d9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	..()
 	for(var/obj/structure/lattice/LAT in loc)
 		if(LAT != src)
-			qdel(LAT)
+			QDEL_IN(LAT, 0)
 
 /obj/structure/lattice/blob_act(obj/structure/blob/B)
 	return