diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/life.dm
index 81b76c1720..4d362ca554 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/life.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 		if(IsUnconscious() || IsSleeping() || getOxyLoss() > 50 || (HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_DEATHCOMA)) || health <= crit_threshold)
 			if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
 				stat = UNCONSCIOUS
-				blind_eyes(1)
+				if(!eye_blind)
+					blind_eyes(1)
 				update_mobility()
 		else
 			if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS)