diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index ea94707ac5b..f9ec106d3ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@
 				var/distance = get_dist(original,loc)
 				//Lower accurancy/longer range tradeoff. Distance matters a lot here, so at
 				// close distance, actually RAISE the chance to hit.
-				def_zone = get_zone_with_miss_chance(def_zone, src, -30 + 8*distance)
+				def_zone = get_zone_with_miss_chance(def_zone, M, -30 + 8*distance)
 
 				if(!def_zone)
 					visible_message("\The [src] misses [M] narrowly.")
+					del(src)
 					return
 				if(silenced)
 					M << "\red You've been shot in the [def_zone] by the [src.name]!"