diff --git a/code/datums/components/spawner.dm b/code/datums/components/spawner.dm
index dc46603b1e..fe86b60375 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/spawner.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/spawner.dm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	if(_max_mobs)
 		max_mobs=_max_mobs
 
-	RegisterSignal(parent, list(COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETED), .proc/stop_spawning)
+	RegisterSignal(parent, list(COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING), .proc/stop_spawning)
 	START_PROCESSING(SSprocessing, src)
 
 /datum/component/spawner/process()