diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
index d4355a0056a..f8c014278c2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		spawn(0)
 			if(!C)	return
 			var/response = alert(C, "Someone is requesting a personality for a positronic brain. Would you like to play as one?", "Positronic brain request", "Yes", "No", "Never for this round")
-			if(!C || brainmob.key)	return		//handle logouts that happen whilst the alert is waiting for a response, and responses issued after a brain has been located.
+			if(!C || brainmob.key || 0 == searching)	return		//handle logouts that happen whilst the alert is waiting for a response, and responses issued after a brain has been located.
 			if(response == "Yes")
 				transfer_personality(C.mob)
 			else if (response == "Never for this round")