diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/blood.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/blood.dm
index ca380170f7..ca8b8f2d9d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/blood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/blood.dm
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
 			blood_volume += 0.1 // regenerate blood VERY slowly
 
 		//Effects of bloodloss
+		var/word = pick("dizzy","woozy","faint")
 		switch(blood_volume)
 			if(BLOOD_VOLUME_OKAY to BLOOD_VOLUME_SAFE)
 				if(prob(5))
-					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel [pick("dizzy","woozy","faint")].</span>")
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel [word].</span>")
 				adjustOxyLoss(round((BLOOD_VOLUME_NORMAL - blood_volume) * 0.01, 1))
 			if(BLOOD_VOLUME_BAD to BLOOD_VOLUME_OKAY)
 				adjustOxyLoss(round((BLOOD_VOLUME_NORMAL - blood_volume) * 0.02, 1))
 				if(prob(5))
 					blur_eyes(6)
-					var/word = pick("dizzy","woozy","faint")
 					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel very [word].</span>")
 			if(BLOOD_VOLUME_SURVIVE to BLOOD_VOLUME_BAD)
 				adjustOxyLoss(5)
 				if(prob(15))
 					Paralyse(rand(1,3))
-					var/word = pick("dizzy","woozy","faint")
 					to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel extremely [word].</span>")
 			if(0 to BLOOD_VOLUME_SURVIVE)
 				death()
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 
 		bleed_rate = max(bleed_rate - 0.5, temp_bleed)//if no wounds, other bleed effects (heparin) naturally decreases
 
-		if(bleed_rate && !bleedsuppress)
+		if(bleed_rate && !bleedsuppress && !(status_flags & FAKEDEATH))
 			bleed(bleed_rate)
 
 //Makes a blood drop, leaking amt units of blood from the mob