diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
index 54e94de1030..cfc7910f17e 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
@@ -342,11 +342,13 @@
 	ADD_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_PACIFISM, "hippocraticOath")
 	var/datum/atom_hud/H = GLOB.huds[DATA_HUD_MEDICAL_ADVANCED]
 	H.add_hud_to(owner)
+	owner.permanent_huds |= H
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/status_effect/hippocratic_oath/on_remove()
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_PACIFISM, "hippocraticOath")
 	var/datum/atom_hud/H = GLOB.huds[DATA_HUD_MEDICAL_ADVANCED]
+	owner.permanent_huds ^= H
 	H.remove_hud_from(owner)
 
 /datum/status_effect/hippocratic_oath/tick()