diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index c06a1bfd..669d1517 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1727,10 +1727,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 			H.throw_alert("fullness", /obj/screen/alert/stuffed)
 		if(FULLNESS_LEVEL_NOMOREPLZ to INFINITY)
 			H.throw_alert("fullness", /obj/screen/alert/beegbelly)
-			
+
 	// Update here for changing belly to match stuffed-ness
-	var/obj/item/organ/genital/belly/belly = H.getorganslot("belly")
-	belly.update()
+	var/obj/item/organ/genital/belly/B= H.getorganslot("belly")
+	if(!isnull(B))
+		B.update()
 
 	switch(H.fatness)
 		if(FATNESS_LEVEL_BLOB to INFINITY)