diff --git a/code/datums/weakrefs.dm b/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
index 09193aea57..8af2491451 100644
--- a/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 /datum/weakref/proc/resolve()
 	var/datum/D = locate(reference)
-	return D.weak_reference == src? D : null
+	return (!QDELETED(D) && D.weak_reference == src) ? D : null