diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
index ca139cace7..3c587a05dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	var/datum/gas_mixture/breath
 
 	if(!getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_BREATHING_TUBE))
-		if(health <= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_FULLCRIT || (pulledby && pulledby.grab_state >= GRAB_KILL) || !lungs || lungs.organ_flags & ORGAN_FAILING)
+		if(health <= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_FULLCRIT || (pulledby && pulledby.grab_state >= GRAB_KILL) || (lungs && lungs.organ_flags & ORGAN_FAILING))
 			losebreath++  //You can't breath at all when in critical or when being choked, so you're going to miss a breath
 
 		else if(health <= crit_threshold)