diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/taste.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/taste.dm
index f48fb528..bd497451 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/taste.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/taste.dm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	if ((from.pH > 12.5) || (from.pH < 1.5))
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You taste chemical burns!</span>")
 		T.applyOrganDamage(5)
-	if(istype(T, /obj/item/organ/tongue/cybernetic))
+	if(istype(T, /obj/item/organ/tongue/cybernetic) && T.owner?.stat != DEAD)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Your tongue moves on it's own in response to the liquid.</span>")
 		say("The pH is appropriately [round(from.pH, 1)].")
 		return