diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/spawner.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/spawner.dm
index 4e136e6aa6..43274bc3f7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/spawner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/spawner.dm
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spawner/Life()
 	. = ..()
+	if(!.) // dead
+		return
 	spawn_mob()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/spawner/proc/spawn_mob()