diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_organs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_organs.dm
index fd516db258a..defc3548317 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_organs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_organs.dm
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@
 		else if(E.is_malfunctioning())
 
 			if((E.body_part == HAND_LEFT) || (E.body_part == ARM_LEFT))
+				if(!l_hand)
+					continue
 				unEquip(l_hand)
 			else
+				if(!r_hand)
+					continue
 				unEquip(r_hand)
 
 			emote("me", 1, "drops what they were holding, their [E.name] malfunctioning!")