diff --git a/code/modules/organs/internal/lungs.dm b/code/modules/organs/internal/lungs.dm
index 07ef683e061..415d962ac56 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/internal/lungs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/internal/lungs.dm
@@ -15,17 +15,20 @@
 
 	if(is_bruised())
 		if(prob(4))
-			spawn owner.emote("me", 1, "coughs up blood!")
+			spawn()
+				owner?.emote("me", 1, "coughs up blood!")
 			owner.drip(10)
 		if(prob(8))
-			spawn owner.emote("me", 1, "gasps for air!")
+			spawn()
+				owner?.emote("me", 1, "gasps for air!")
 			owner.AdjustLosebreath(15)
 
 	if(owner.internal_organs_by_name[O_BRAIN]) // As the brain starts having Trouble, the lungs start malfunctioning.
 		var/obj/item/organ/internal/brain/Brain = owner.internal_organs_by_name[O_BRAIN]
 		if(Brain.get_control_efficiency() <= 0.8)
 			if(prob(4 / max(0.1,Brain.get_control_efficiency())))
-				spawn owner.emote("me", 1, "gasps for air!")
+				spawn()
+					owner?.emote("me", 1, "gasps for air!")
 				owner.AdjustLosebreath(round(3 / max(0.1,Brain.get_control_efficiency())))
 
 /obj/item/organ/internal/lungs/proc/rupture()