diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/unarmed_attack.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/unarmed_attack.dm
index 289b4a2273..1d148b96ea 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/unarmed_attack.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/unarmed_attack.dm
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 
 /datum/unarmed_attack/proc/apply_effects(var/mob/living/carbon/human/user,var/mob/living/carbon/human/target,var/armour,var/attack_damage,var/zone)
 
+	if(target.stat == DEAD)
+		return
+
 	var/stun_chance = rand(0, 100)
 
 	if(attack_damage >= 5 && armour < 2 && !(target == user) && stun_chance <= attack_damage * 5) // 25% standard chance
@@ -233,4 +236,4 @@
 
 	switch(attack_damage)
 		if(1 to 4)	user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[pick("[user] stomped on", "[user] slammed \his [shoes ? copytext(shoes.name, 1, -1) : "foot"] down onto")] [target]'s [organ]!</span>")
-		if(5)		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[pick("[user] landed a powerful stomp on", "[user] stomped down hard on", "[user] slammed \his [shoes ? copytext(shoes.name, 1, -1) : "foot"] down hard onto")] [target]'s [organ]!</span>") //Devastated lol. No. We want to say that the stomp was powerful or forceful, not that it /wrought devastation/
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+		if(5)		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[pick("[user] landed a powerful stomp on", "[user] stomped down hard on", "[user] slammed \his [shoes ? copytext(shoes.name, 1, -1) : "foot"] down hard onto")] [target]'s [organ]!</span>") //Devastated lol. No. We want to say that the stomp was powerful or forceful, not that it /wrought devastation/