diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death_vr.dm
index b8b0e2d638..78a2c4ea48 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/death_vr.dm
@@ -9,3 +9,22 @@
 		deadnif.wear(10) //Presumably it's gone through some shit if they got gibbed?
 	
 	. = ..()
+
+//Surprisingly this is only called for humans, but whatever!
+/hook/death/proc/digestion_check(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H, var/gibbed)
+	//Not in a belly? Well, too bad!
+	if(!isbelly(H.loc))
+		return TRUE
+	
+	//What belly!
+	var/obj/belly/B = H.loc
+	
+	//Were they digesting and we have a mind you can update?
+	//Technically allows metagaming by allowing buddies to turn on digestion for like 2 seconds
+	//  to finish off critically wounded friends to avoid resleeving sickness, but like
+	//  *kill those people* ok?
+	if(B.digest_mode == DM_DIGEST)
+		H.mind?.vore_death = TRUE
+
+	//Hooks need to return true otherwise they're considered having failed
+	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/machines.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/machines.dm
index b98c64efe6..e6e6dc580f 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/machines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/machines.dm
@@ -584,11 +584,17 @@
 
 	occupant.confused = max(occupant.confused, confuse_amount)									// Apply immedeate effects
 	occupant.eye_blurry = max(occupant.eye_blurry, blur_amount)
-	if(!(occupant.mind.vore_death))
-		occupant.add_modifier(/datum/modifier/faux_resleeving_sickness, sickness_duration/3)	// And more longterm, though purely visual ones
+	
+	// Vore deaths get a fake modifier labeled as such
+	if(!occupant.mind)
+		log_debug("[occupant] didn't have a mind to check for vore_death, which may be problematic.")
+
+	if(occupant.mind?.vore_death)
+		occupant.add_modifier(/datum/modifier/faux_resleeving_sickness, sickness_duration)
+		occupant.mind.vore_death = FALSE
+	// Normal ones get a normal modifier to nerf charging into combat
 	else
-		occupant.add_modifier(/datum/modifier/resleeving_sickness, sickness_duration)			// Much more serious if it wasn't a death by vore though
-	occupant.mind.vore_death = FALSE		// Reset our death type. Just in case
+		occupant.add_modifier(/datum/modifier/resleeving_sickness, sickness_duration)
 
 	if(occupant.mind && occupant.original_player && ckey(occupant.mind.key) != occupant.original_player)
 		log_and_message_admins("is now a cross-sleeved character. Body originally belonged to [occupant.real_name]. Mind is now [occupant.mind.name].",occupant)
diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/resleeving_sickness.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/resleeving_sickness.dm
index 39a3b25b5d..d0fef60a9f 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/resleeving_sickness.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/resleeving_sickness.dm
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 	accuracy_dispersion	= 20					// 20% less precise.
 
 /datum/modifier/faux_resleeving_sickness
-	name = "resleeving sickness"
-	desc = "You feel somewhat weak and unfocused, having been sleeved not so long ago."
+	name = "resleeving sickness (vore)"
+	desc = "You feel somewhat weak and unfocused, having been sleeved not so long ago. (OOC: No real penalty for vore-related deaths)"
 	stacks = MODIFIER_STACK_EXTEND
 
 	on_created_text = "<span class='warning'>You feel slightly weak and unfocused.</span>"
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@
 		return TRUE
 
 /datum/modifier/gory_devourment/on_applied()
-	if(holder.ckey)
-		if(holder.mind)
-			cached_mind = holder.mind
-	return
+	cached_mind = holder.mind
+	return ..()
 
 /datum/modifier/gory_devourment/on_expire()
 	if(holder.stat == DEAD)
-		cached_mind.vore_death = TRUE
-	return
\ No newline at end of file
+		cached_mind?.vore_death = TRUE
+	cached_mind = null //Don't keep a hardref
+	return ..()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
index b3472de774..a6221a4a57 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_obj_vr.dm
@@ -390,11 +390,7 @@
 // Default implementation calls M.death() and removes from internal contents.
 // Indigestable items are removed, and M is deleted.
 /obj/belly/proc/digestion_death(var/mob/living/M)
-	//M.death(1) // "Stop it he's already dead..." Basically redundant and the reason behind screaming mouse carcasses.
-	if(M.ckey)
-		message_admins("[key_name(owner)] has digested [key_name(M)] in their [lowertext(name)] ([owner ? "<a href='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[owner.x];Y=[owner.y];Z=[owner.z]'>JMP</a>" : "null"])")
-		if(M.mind)
-			M.mind.vore_death = TRUE
+	message_admins("[key_name(owner)] has digested [key_name(M)] in their [lowertext(name)] ([owner ? "<a href='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[owner.x];Y=[owner.y];Z=[owner.z]'>JMP</a>" : "null"])")
 
 	// If digested prey is also a pred... anyone inside their bellies gets moved up.
 	if(is_vore_predator(M))