diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
index a60ec41961..601dd2dc2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@
 		return FALSE
 	if(!resilience)
 		resilience = initial(trauma.resilience)
-
+	if(owner.stat == DEAD)
+		return FALSE
+		
 	var/resilience_tier_count = 0
 	for(var/X in traumas)
 		if(istype(X, trauma))