diff --git a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
index e4a15e3b6b1..e10ccec4d5b 100644
--- a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 			return
 
 		else
-			if(isnull(I))
+			if(!I || isnull(I))
 				//CRASH("disposal/attackby() was called, but I was nulled before calling user.drop_item()")
 				return // No idea why, but somehow I gets nulled before it goes into the else, and that leads to a lot of spam with runtime errors.