diff --git a/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/_concrete.dm b/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/_concrete.dm
index eb900a18..1afe7924 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/_concrete.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/_concrete.dm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 /datum/component/storage/concrete/_insert_physical_item(obj/item/I, override = FALSE)
 	. = TRUE
 	var/atom/real_location = real_location()
-	if(I.loc != real_location)
+	if(I.loc != real_location && real_location)
 		I.forceMove(real_location)
 	refresh_mob_views()