diff --git a/code/modules/events/disease_outbreak.dm b/code/modules/events/disease_outbreak.dm
index 0f44bf586ee..171af3fce11 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/disease_outbreak.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/disease_outbreak.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H in shuffle(living_mob_list))
 		if(issmall(H)) //don't infect monkies; that's a waste
 			continue
+		if(!H.client)
+			continue
 		if(H.species.virus_immune) //don't let virus immune things get diseases they're not supposed to get.
 			continue
 		var/turf/T = get_turf(H)
diff --git a/code/modules/events/spontaneous_appendicitis.dm b/code/modules/events/spontaneous_appendicitis.dm
index 964b3c9e50d..1a6403a49dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/spontaneous_appendicitis.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/spontaneous_appendicitis.dm
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H in shuffle(living_mob_list))
 		if(issmall(H)) //don't infect monkies; that's a waste.
 			continue
+		if(!H.client)
+			continue
 		if(H.species.virus_immune) //don't count things that are virus immune; they'll just get picked and auto-cure
 			continue
 		var/foundAlready = 0	//don't infect someone that already has the virus
 		for(var/datum/disease/D in H.viruses)
 			foundAlready = 1
-		if(H.stat == 2 || foundAlready)
+		if(H.stat == DEAD || foundAlready)
 			continue
 
 		var/datum/disease/D = new /datum/disease/appendicitis