diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 33eb840567..703de61bef 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1182,6 +1182,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 		return move_trail */
 
 /datum/species/proc/spec_life(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	if(flying_species) //turns off flight automatically if they can't.
+		HandleFlight(H)
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_NOBREATH))
 		H.setOxyLoss(0)
 		H.losebreath = 0
@@ -1189,8 +1191,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 		var/takes_crit_damage = !HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_NOCRITDAMAGE)
 		if((H.health < H.crit_threshold) && takes_crit_damage)
 			H.adjustBruteLoss(1)
-	if(flying_species) //turns off flight automatically if they can't.
-		HandleFlight(H)
 
 /datum/species/proc/spec_death(gibbed, mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	if(H)