diff --git a/code/datums/mind.dm b/code/datums/mind.dm
index 2f22e58d37b..103865bee94 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind.dm
@@ -1419,9 +1419,10 @@
 			return A
 
 /datum/mind/proc/announce_objectives()
-	to_chat(current, "<span class='notice'>Your current objectives:</span>")
-	for(var/line in splittext(gen_objective_text(), "<br>"))
-		to_chat(current, line)
+	if(current)
+		to_chat(current, "<span class='notice'>Your current objectives:</span>")
+		for(var/line in splittext(gen_objective_text(), "<br>"))
+			to_chat(current, line)
 
 /datum/mind/proc/find_syndicate_uplink()
 	var/list/L = current.get_contents()