diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
index 6723c152e8d..e3a5390fbc9 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
 
 	add_attack_logs(user, M, "Stolestone'd with [name]")
 	transfer_soul("VICTIM", M, user)
-	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	return
 
 /obj/item/soulstone/attackby(obj/item/O, mob/user)
@@ -323,6 +322,7 @@
 				if(!get_cult_ghost(T, user, TRUE))
 					add_held_body(T)
 					T.forceMove(src) //If we can't get a ghost, shard the body anyways.
+					START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 
 		if("VICTIM")
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/T = target
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@
 	C.cancel_camera()
 
 /obj/item/soulstone/proc/init_shade(mob/living/M, mob/user, forced = FALSE)
+	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	var/type = get_shade_type()
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/S = new type(src)
 	S.name = "Shade of [M.real_name]"