diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/suit_cooling.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/suit_cooling.dm
index a52ade019d..1fcb6818a3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/suit_cooling.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/suit_cooling.dm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/jelly/cold/life()
 	..()
-	if(icon_state == icon_dead)
+	if(icon_state != icon_dead)
 		src.bodytemperature -= cooling