diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index 01d50fba7d0..2e488ab4271 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -757,16 +757,14 @@ client
 				message_admins("\blue [key_name(usr)] dealt [amount] amount of [Text] damage to [M] ", 1)
 				href_list["datumrefresh"] = href_list["mobToDamage"]
 		else
-			return 0
-
+			. = 0
 		if (href_list["datumrefresh"])
-			if(!href_list["datumrefresh"])
-				return
 			var/datum/DAT = locate(href_list["datumrefresh"])
 			if(!DAT)
 				return
 			if(!istype(DAT,/datum))
 				return
 			src.debug_variables(DAT)
+			. = 1
 		return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index f81f6eb2b79..f7c3063e1f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -819,16 +819,14 @@
 
 	if (lying)
 		icon = lying_icon
-
-		overlays += damageicon_lying
-
+		if(damageicon_lying)
+			overlays += damageicon_lying
 		if (face_lying)
 			overlays += face_lying
 	else
 		icon = stand_icon
-
-		overlays += damageicon_standing
-
+		if(damageicon_lying)
+			overlays += damageicon_standing
 		if (face_standing)
 			overlays += face_standing