diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
index 66e181bd98..31f08f0e87 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/regenerate_limbs(noheal = FALSE, list/excluded_limbs = list())
 	. = ..()
 	var/list/limb_list = list(BODY_ZONE_HEAD, BODY_ZONE_CHEST, BODY_ZONE_R_ARM, BODY_ZONE_L_ARM, BODY_ZONE_R_LEG, BODY_ZONE_L_LEG)
-	if(excluded_limbs)
+	if(excluded_limbs.len)
 		limb_list -= excluded_limbs
 	for(var/Z in limb_list)
 		. += regenerate_limb(Z, noheal)