diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
index c1fea7ee944..121c7fbb008 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ var/datum/subsystem/air/SSair
 /datum/subsystem/air/proc/remove_from_active(turf/simulated/T)
 	if(istype(T))
 		T.excited = 0
-		active_turfs -= T
 		if(T.excited_group)
 			T.excited_group.garbage_collect()
+	active_turfs -= T
 
 
 /datum/subsystem/air/proc/add_to_active(turf/simulated/T, blockchanges = 1)