diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/head.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/head.dm
index 5aec52a7ba2..73e7d4207e5 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/head.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/head.dm
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
 				user.visible_message(span_warning("[user] saws [src] open and pulls out a brain!"), span_notice("You saw [src] open and pull out a brain."))
 			if(brainmob)
 				brainmob.container = null
-				brainmob.forceMove(brain)
 				brain.brainmob = brainmob
 				brainmob = null
 			if(violent_removal && prob(rand(80, 100))) //ghetto surgery can damage the brain.
@@ -191,7 +190,8 @@
 
 /obj/item/bodypart/head/update_limb(dropping_limb, is_creating)
 	. = ..()
-	real_name = owner.real_name
+	if(!isnull(owner))
+		real_name = owner.real_name
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_HUSK))
 		real_name = "Unknown"
 	update_hair_and_lips(dropping_limb, is_creating)