diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
index b6e8a0680ae..89bb7ede649 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@
 	ventsmash_action.Grant(src)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/mother/death(gibbed)
+	var/always_stillborn = 0
+	if(spider_awaymission && !is_away_level(z))
+		always_stillborn = 1
 	if(canspawn)
 		canspawn = 0
 		for(var/i in 0 to 30)
 			var/obj/structure/spider/spiderling/terror_spiderling/S = new /obj/structure/spider/spiderling/terror_spiderling(get_turf(src))
 			S.grow_as = pick(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/red, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/gray)
-			if(prob(66))
+			if(always_stillborn || prob(66))
 				S.stillborn = 1
 			else if(prob(10))
 				S.grow_as = pick(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/black, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/green)