diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
index 13b4a031..74d8a575 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 			if(O)
 				O.on_life()
 	else
-		if(reagents.has_reagent("formaldehyde", 1)) // No organ decay if the body contains formaldehyde.
+		if(reagents.has_reagent(/datum/reagent/toxin/formaldehyde, 1)) // No organ decay if the body contains formaldehyde.
 			return
 		for(var/V in internal_organs)
 			var/obj/item/organ/O = V