diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
index 1c00feff64c..0965a45e74c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
@@ -476,6 +476,11 @@
 	if(ticks >= target_strength)
 		target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[target] collapses under its own weight into a puddle of goop and undigested debris!</span>")
 
+		if(istype(target, /obj/structure/closet))
+			var/obj/structure/closet/T = target
+			T.dump_contents()
+			qdel(target)
+
 		if(istype(target, /turf/simulated/wall))
 			var/turf/simulated/wall/W = target
 			W.dismantle_wall(1)