diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/medicine.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/medicine.dm
index 9797951f290..224621dce8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/medicine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/medicine.dm
@@ -121,7 +121,14 @@
 
 /datum/reagent/medicine/cryoxadone/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
 	var/update_flags = STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
-	if(M.bodytemperature < TCRYO)
+	var/external_temp
+	if(istype(M.loc, /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell))
+		var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell/C = M.loc
+		external_temp = C.temperature_archived
+	else
+		var/turf/T = M.loc
+		external_temp = T.temperature
+	if(external_temp < TCRYO)
 		update_flags |= M.adjustCloneLoss(-4, FALSE)
 		update_flags |= M.adjustOxyLoss(-10, FALSE)
 		update_flags |= M.adjustToxLoss(-3, FALSE)