diff --git a/code/game/machinery/suit_storage_unit.dm b/code/game/machinery/suit_storage_unit.dm
index 90166dacf0..67dac46f29 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/suit_storage_unit.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/suit_storage_unit.dm
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@
 		add_fingerprint(user)
 
 /obj/machinery/suit_storage_unit/proc/cook()
+	var/mob/living/mob_occupant = occupant
 	if(uv_cycles)
 		uv_cycles--
 		uv = TRUE
 		locked = TRUE
 		update_icon()
 		if(occupant)
-			var/mob/living/mob_occupant = occupant
 			if(uv_super)
 				mob_occupant.adjustFireLoss(rand(20, 36))
 			else
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 				visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src]'s door slides open. The glowing yellow lights dim to a gentle green.</span>")
 			else
 				visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src]'s door slides open, barraging you with the nauseating smell of charred flesh.</span>")
+				mob_occupant.radiation = 0
 			playsound(src, 'sound/machines/airlockclose.ogg', 25, 1)
 			for(var/obj/item/I in src) //Scorches away blood and forensic evidence, although the SSU itself is unaffected
 				SEND_SIGNAL(I, COMSIG_COMPONENT_CLEAN_ACT, CLEAN_STRONG)