diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
index 446ee721ede..591db62e873 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
@@ -321,5 +321,6 @@ Versioning
 	suicide = sanitizeSQL(suicide)
 	map = sanitizeSQL(map)
 	var/datum/DBQuery/query_report_death = SSdbcore.NewQuery("INSERT INTO [format_table_name("death")] (pod, x_coord, y_coord, z_coord, mapname, server_ip, server_port, round_id, tod, job, special, name, byondkey, laname, lakey, bruteloss, fireloss, brainloss, oxyloss, toxloss, cloneloss, staminaloss, last_words, suicide) VALUES ('[sqlpod]', '[x_coord]', '[y_coord]', '[z_coord]', '[map]', INET_ATON(IF('[world.internet_address]' LIKE '', '0', '[world.internet_address]')), '[world.port]', [GLOB.round_id], '[SQLtime()]', '[sqljob]', '[sqlspecial]', '[sqlname]', '[sqlkey]', '[laname]', '[lakey]', [sqlbrute], [sqlfire], [sqlbrain], [sqloxy], [sqltox], [sqlclone], [sqlstamina], '[last_words]', [suicide])")
-	query_report_death.Execute()
-	qdel(query_report_death)
+	if(query_report_death)
+		query_report_death.Execute()
+		qdel(query_report_death)