diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 08ee4040a9d..946c3fce6f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 				if(!brain.decoy_override)//"Just keep it if it's fake" - confucius, probably
 					brain.Remove(C,TRUE, TRUE) //brain argument used so it doesn't cause any... sudden death.
 					QDEL_NULL(brain)
+					oldorgan = null //now deleted
 			else
 				oldorgan.Remove(C,TRUE)
 				QDEL_NULL(oldorgan) //we cannot just tab this out because we need to skip the deleting if it is a decoy brain.