diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 1df70ac599f..a963d0c88a2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 			var/datum/gas_mixture/environment = loc.return_air()
 			var/datum/air_group/breath
 			// HACK NEED CHANGING LATER
-			if(health < 0)
+			if(health < config.health_threshold_dead)
 				losebreath++
 
 			if(losebreath>0) //Suffocating so do not take a breath