diff --git a/code/modules/events/organ_failure.dm b/code/modules/events/organ_failure.dm
index 89456c0c1ba..80e7f807dda 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/organ_failure.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/organ_failure.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ datum/event/organ_failure/start()
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/C = candidates[1]
 
 		// Bruise one of their organs
-		var/datum/organ/internal/I = pick(C.internal_organs)
+		var/O = pick(C.internal_organs)
+		var/datum/organ/internal/I = C.internal_organs[O]
 		I.damage = I.min_bruised_damage
 		candidates.Remove(C)
-		severity--
+		severity--
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