diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 58a23a655f5..80b4e1fe0b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	var/warningmsg = null
 	var/obj/machinery/cryopod/P = istype(loc, /obj/machinery/cryopod) && loc
 
+	if(frozen)
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You cannot do this while admin frozen.</span>")
+		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] tried to ghost while admin frozen")
+		return
+
 	if(P)
 		if(TOO_EARLY_TO_GHOST)
 			warningmsg = "It's too early in the shift to enter cryo"