diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
index ccd80573c0..91b76974b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/projectile/temp/basilisk/magmawing/on_hit(atom/target, blocked = FALSE)
 	. = ..()
-	if(.)
+	if(. && isliving(target))
 		var/mob/living/L = target
 		if (istype(L))
 			L.adjust_fire_stacks(0.1)