diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult_mode.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult_mode.dm
index 40de63b2fb6..ffe18da4592 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult_mode.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult_mode.dm
@@ -172,11 +172,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(all_cults)
 		to_chat(cult_mind.current, "<span class='motd'>For more information, check the wiki page: ([GLOB.configuration.url.wiki_url]/index.php/Cultist)</span>")
 		return TRUE
 
-/datum/game_mode/proc/remove_cultist(datum/mind/cult_mind, show_message = TRUE, remove_gear = FALSE)
+/datum/game_mode/proc/remove_cultist(datum/mind/cult_mind, show_message = TRUE, remove_gear = FALSE, mob/target_mob)
 	if(!(cult_mind in cult)) // Not actually a cultist in the first place
 		return
 
-	var/mob/cultist = cult_mind.current
+	var/mob/cultist = target_mob
+	if(!cultist)
+		cultist = cult_mind.current
 	cult -= cult_mind
 	cultist.faction -= "cult"
 	cult_mind.special_role = null
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
index 25fe7a8909a..4a25931091b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/construct/death(gibbed)
 	. = ..()
-	SSticker.mode.remove_cultist(mind, FALSE)
+	SSticker.mode.remove_cultist(show_message = FALSE, target_mob = src)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/construct/examine(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
index 1df0f15bcf4..b5a258e3186 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/shade/death(gibbed)
 	. = ..()
-	SSticker.mode.remove_cultist(mind, FALSE)
+	SSticker.mode.remove_cultist(show_message = FALSE, target_mob = src)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/shade/attackby(obj/item/O, mob/user)  //Marker -Agouri
 	if(istype(O, /obj/item/soulstone))