diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index d6cceb679b..dca7a6087c 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 			if(starting)
 				splatter_dir = get_dir(starting, target_loca)
 			var/obj/item/bodypart/B = L.get_bodypart(def_zone)
-			if(istype(B) && B.status == BODYPART_ROBOTIC) // So if you hit a robotic, it sparks instead of bloodspatters
+			if(B && B.status == BODYPART_ROBOTIC) // So if you hit a robotic, it sparks instead of bloodspatters
 				do_sparks(2, FALSE, target.loc)
 				if(prob(25))
 					new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/oil(target_loca)