diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index cf53900dd9d..b7a8499ae88 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -187,8 +187,13 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 /obj/item/proc/alert_admins_on_destroy()
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	var/turf/turf_loc = get_turf(src)
-	message_admins("[src] has been destroyed in [get_area(turf_loc)] at [ADMIN_COORDJMP(turf_loc)].")
-	log_game("[src] has been destroyed at ([turf_loc.x],[turf_loc.y],[turf_loc.z]) in the location [loc].")
+	if(turf_loc)
+		// guess it's actually just in nullspace. lol. lmao
+		message_admins("[src] has been destroyed in [get_area(turf_loc)] at [ADMIN_COORDJMP(turf_loc)].")
+		log_game("[src] has been destroyed at ([turf_loc.x],[turf_loc.y],[turf_loc.z]) in the location [loc].")
+	else
+		message_admins("[src] has been destroyed in nullspace.")
+		log_game("[src] has been destroyed in nullspace.")
 
 /obj/item/proc/check_allowed_items(atom/target, not_inside, target_self)
 	if(((src in target) && !target_self) || (!isturf(target.loc) && !isturf(target) && not_inside))