diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
index 25b9887143f..65a6f094797 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 	else
 		if(!do_after(src, ventcrawl_delay, target = src))
 			return
-	if(!vent_found.can_crawl_through())
+	if(!vent_found.can_crawl_through() || QDELETED(vent_found))
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't vent crawl through that!</span>")
 		return