diff --git a/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm b/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
index 2c1299f5b4..1e59324721 100644
--- a/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
+++ b/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(hallucination_list, list(
 	Show()
 
 /obj/effect/hallucination/simple/Destroy()
-	if(target.client)
+	if(target && target.client)
 		target.client.images.Remove(current_image)
 	active = FALSE
 	return ..()