diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes/pipe_base.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes/pipe_base.dm
index e384751cc2..54f75ba053 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes/pipe_base.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes/pipe_base.dm
@@ -71,28 +71,36 @@
 	return 1
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/return_air()
-	if(!QDELETED(src) || !parent)
+	if(QDELETED(src))
+		return
+	if(!parent)
 		parent = new /datum/pipeline()
 		parent.build_pipeline(src)
 
 	return parent.air
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/build_network()
-	if(!QDELETED(src) || !parent)
+	if(QDELETED(src))
+		return
+	if(!parent)
 		parent = new /datum/pipeline()
 		parent.build_pipeline(src)
 
 	return parent.return_network()
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/network_expand(datum/pipe_network/new_network, obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/reference)
-	if(!QDELETED(src) || !parent)
+	if(QDELETED(src))
+		return
+	if(!parent)
 		parent = new /datum/pipeline()
 		parent.build_pipeline(src)
 
 	return parent.network_expand(new_network, reference)
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/return_network(obj/machinery/atmospherics/reference)
-	if(!QDELETED(src) || !parent)
+	if(QDELETED(src))
+		return
+	if(parent)
 		parent = new /datum/pipeline()
 		parent.build_pipeline(src)