diff --git a/code/modules/gamemaster/event2/events/medical/virus.dm b/code/modules/gamemaster/event2/events/medical/virus.dm
index 58791d2ad15..01769947f86 100644
--- a/code/modules/gamemaster/event2/events/medical/virus.dm
+++ b/code/modules/gamemaster/event2/events/medical/virus.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 /datum/event2/event/virus/set_up()
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H in player_list)
-		if(H.client && !H.isSynthetic() && H.stat != DEAD && !player_is_antag(H.mind))
+		if(H.client && !H.isSynthetic() && H.stat != DEAD && !player_is_antag(H.mind) && !H.absorbed)
 			candidates += H
 	candidates = shuffle(candidates)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/virus2/admin.dm b/code/modules/virus2/admin.dm
index 30e673960c7..a798af4f8ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/virus2/admin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/virus2/admin.dm
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		if("infectee")
 			var/list/candidates = list()
 			for(var/mob/living/carbon/G in living_mob_list)
-				if(G.stat != DEAD && G.species)
+				if(G.stat != DEAD && G.species && !G.absorbed)
 					if(G.species.get_bodytype() in species)
 						candidates["[G.name][G.client ? "" : " (no client)"]"] = G
 					else
diff --git a/code/modules/virus2/disease2.dm b/code/modules/virus2/disease2.dm
index 0a89665a308..3a6f6e14d21 100644
--- a/code/modules/virus2/disease2.dm
+++ b/code/modules/virus2/disease2.dm
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ var/global/list/virusDB = list()
 	var/list/candidates = list()	//list of candidate keys
 
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/G in player_list)
-		if(G.client && G.stat != DEAD)
+		if(G.client && G.stat != DEAD && !G.absorbed)
 			candidates += G
 
 	if(!candidates.len)	return
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ var/global/list/virusDB = list()
 	var/list/candidates = list()	//list of candidate keys
 
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/G in player_list)
-		if(G.client && G.stat != DEAD)
+		if(G.client && G.stat != DEAD && !G.absorbed)
 			candidates += G
 	if(!candidates.len)	return