diff --git a/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/food.dm b/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/food.dm
index a84dae4f94..c77b22faac 100644
--- a/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/food.dm
+++ b/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/food.dm
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/mob/living/food_mob = transformation_component.transformed_mob
-	if(!istype(food_mob) || !(food_mob?.vore_flags & DEVOURABLE) || (eater?.vore_flags & NO_VORE) || !istype(eater.vore_selected))
+	var/obj/belly/vore_belly = eater?.vore_selected
+	if(!istype(food_mob) || !(food_mob?.vore_flags & DEVOURABLE) || (eater?.vore_flags & NO_VORE) || !istype(vore_belly))
 		return FALSE
 
 	qdel(transformation_component)
-	var/obj/belly/vore_belly = eater.vore_selected
-	if(!vore_belly.nom_mob(food_mob,eater))
+	if(!vore_belly?.nom_mob(food_mob,eater))
 		return FALSE
 
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/transformation_component.dm b/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/transformation_component.dm
index 46dbc3087e..5955ddd7cc 100644
--- a/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/transformation_component.dm
+++ b/GainStation13/code/mechanics/transformation/transformation_component.dm
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@
 	var/able_to_struggle_out = TRUE
 	/// Transfer to vore belly when eaten
 	var/transfer_to_vore = TRUE
+	/// Has the mob already been removed?
+	var/mob_removed = FALSE
 
 /datum/component/transformation_item/Initialize()
 	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, PROC_REF(examine))
-	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, PROC_REF(remove_mob))
+	RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_PARENT_PREQDELETED, PROC_REF(remove_mob))
 
 /datum/component/transformation_item/Destroy(force, silent)
-	remove_mob()
+	if(!mob_removed)
+		remove_mob()
+
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/component/transformation_item/proc/examine(datum/source, mob/user, list/examine_list)
@@ -107,3 +111,5 @@
 	if(scale_object)
 		parent_atom.transform = null
 
+	mob_removed = TRUE
+	qdel(src)