diff --git a/code/modules/mob/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/death.dm
index 906fe22521..4b6598cf1b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/death.dm
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 	dead_mob_list |= src
 
 	updateicon()
+	handle_regular_hud_updates()
 
 	if(ticker && ticker.mode)
 		ticker.mode.check_win()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm
index 368cad0ff7..6a45483251 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death.dm
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, STATUS_HUD)
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, LIFE_HUD)
 
-	handle_hud_list()
-
 	//Handle species-specific deaths.
 	species.handle_death(src)
 	animate_tail_stop()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 36e418418e..92db14c591 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/handle_hud_list()
 	if (BITTEST(hud_updateflag, HEALTH_HUD))
 		var/image/holder = hud_list[HEALTH_HUD]
-		if(stat == 2)
+		if(stat == DEAD)
 			holder.icon_state = "hudhealth-100" 	// X_X
 		else
 			var/percentage_health = RoundHealth((health-config.health_threshold_crit)/(maxHealth-config.health_threshold_crit)*100)
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@
 
 		var/image/holder = hud_list[STATUS_HUD]
 		var/image/holder2 = hud_list[STATUS_HUD_OOC]
-		if(stat == 2)
+		if(stat == DEAD)
 			holder.icon_state = "huddead"
 			holder2.icon_state = "huddead"
 		else if(status_flags & XENO_HOST)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
index c3162b030c..d9a8ad84b4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
 
 	update_canmove()
 
-	if(client)
-		handle_regular_hud_updates()
+	handle_regular_hud_updates()
 
 /mob/living/proc/handle_breathing()
 	return