diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
index af50975570..b106cd6835 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Versioning
 	var/suicide = sanitizeSQL(L.suiciding)
 	var/map = sanitizeSQL(SSmapping.config.map_name)
 	if(!L.suiciding && !first_death.len)
-		first_death["name"] = L.name
+		first_death["name"] = L.real_name
 		first_death["role"] = null
 		if(L.mind.assigned_role)
 			first_death["role"] = L.mind.assigned_role