diff --git a/code/datums/beam.dm b/code/datums/beam.dm
index 2622b6ae39..6a9878e086 100644
--- a/code/datums/beam.dm
+++ b/code/datums/beam.dm
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 	var/max_distance = 0
 	var/sleep_time = 3
 	var/finished = 0
-	var/target_oldloc = null
-	var/origin_oldloc = null
+	var/turf/target_oldloc
+	var/turf/origin_oldloc
 	var/static_beam = 0
 	var/beam_type = /obj/effect/ebeam //must be subtype
 	var/timing_id = null
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 	target_oldloc = get_turf(target)
 	sleep_time = beam_sleep_time
 	if(origin_oldloc == origin && target_oldloc == target)
-		static_beam = 1
+		static_beam = TRUE
 	max_distance = maxdistance
 	base_icon = new(beam_icon,beam_icon_state)
 	icon = beam_icon
 	icon_state = beam_icon_state
 	beam_type = btype
-	if(time < INFINITY)
+	if(time < INFINITY) 
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src,.proc/End), time)
 
 /datum/beam/proc/Start()
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@
 		return
 	recalculating = TRUE
 	timing_id = null
-	if(origin && target && get_dist(origin,target)<max_distance && origin.z == target.z)
-		var/origin_turf = get_turf(origin)
-		var/target_turf = get_turf(target)
-		if(!static_beam && (origin_turf != origin_oldloc || target_turf != target_oldloc))
+	var/turf/origin_turf
+	if(origin)
+		origin_turf = get_turf(origin)
+	var/turf/target_turf
+	if(target)
+		target_turf = get_turf(target)
+	if(origin_turf && target_turf && (get_dist(origin_turf, target_turf) < max_distance) && (origin_turf.z == target_turf.z))
+		if(!static_beam && ((origin_turf != origin_oldloc) || (target_turf != target_oldloc)))
 			origin_oldloc = origin_turf //so we don't keep checking against their initial positions, leading to endless Reset()+Draw() calls
 			target_oldloc = target_turf
 			Reset()
@@ -90,13 +94,15 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/beam/proc/Draw()
-	var/Angle = round(Get_Angle(origin,target))
+	if(!origin_oldloc || !target_oldloc)
+		return
+	var/Angle = round(Get_Angle(origin_oldloc,target_oldloc))
 	var/matrix/rot_matrix = matrix()
 	rot_matrix.Turn(Angle)
 
 	//Translation vector for origin and target
-	var/DX = (32*target.x+target.pixel_x)-(32*origin.x+origin.pixel_x)
-	var/DY = (32*target.y+target.pixel_y)-(32*origin.y+origin.pixel_y)
+	var/DX = (32*target_oldloc.x+target_oldloc.pixel_x)-(32*origin_oldloc.x+origin_oldloc.pixel_x)
+	var/DY = (32*target_oldloc.y+target_oldloc.pixel_y)-(32*origin_oldloc.y+origin_oldloc.pixel_y)
 	var/N = 0
 	var/length = round(sqrt((DX)**2+(DY)**2)) //hypotenuse of the triangle formed by target and origin's displacement