diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
index f52100b1c8..5a184331e9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@
 	return protection
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/on_hit(obj/item/projectile/P)
-	dna.species.on_hit(P, src)
+	if(dna && dna.species)
+		dna.species.on_hit(P, src)
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/bullet_act(obj/item/projectile/P, def_zone)
-	var/spec_return = dna.species.bullet_act(P, src)
-	if(spec_return)
-		return spec_return
+	if(dna && dna.species)
+		var/spec_return = dna.species.bullet_act(P, src)
+		if(spec_return)
+			return spec_return
 
 	if(mind)
 		if(mind.martial_art && mind.martial_art.deflection_chance) //Some martial arts users can deflect projectiles!
@@ -115,9 +117,10 @@
 	return FALSE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skipcatch = FALSE, hitpush = TRUE, blocked = FALSE)
-	var/spec_return = dna.species.spec_hitby(AM, src)
-	if(spec_return)
-		return spec_return
+	if(dna && dna.species)
+		var/spec_return = dna.species.spec_hitby(AM, src)
+		if(spec_return)
+			return spec_return
 	var/obj/item/I
 	var/throwpower = 30
 	if(istype(AM, /obj/item))