diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
index 4d63491b02..f25244a6b1 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
@@ -257,10 +257,18 @@ Versioning
 /datum/controller/subsystem/blackbox/proc/ReportDeath(mob/living/L)
 	if(sealed)
 		return
-	if(!SSdbcore.Connect())
-		return
 	if(!L || !L.key || !L.mind)
 		return
+	if(!L.suiciding && !first_death.len)
+		first_death["name"] = "[(L.real_name == L.name) ? L.real_name : "[L.real_name] as [L.name]"]"
+		first_death["role"] = null
+		if(L.mind.assigned_role)
+			first_death["role"] = L.mind.assigned_role
+		first_death["area"] = "[AREACOORD(L)]"
+		first_death["damage"] = "<font color='#FF5555'>[L.getBruteLoss()]</font>/<font color='orange'>[L.getFireLoss()]</font>/<font color='lightgreen'>[L.getToxLoss()]</font>/<font color='lightblue'>[L.getOxyLoss()]</font>/<font color='pink'>[L.getCloneLoss()]</font>"
+		first_death["last_words"] = L.last_words
+	if(!SSdbcore.Connect())
+		return
 	var/area/placeofdeath = get_area(L)
 	var/sqlname = sanitizeSQL(L.real_name)
 	var/sqlkey = sanitizeSQL(L.ckey)
@@ -282,13 +290,5 @@ Versioning
 	var/last_words = sanitizeSQL(L.last_words)
 	var/suicide = sanitizeSQL(L.suiciding)
 	var/map = sanitizeSQL(SSmapping.config.map_name)
-	if(!L.suiciding && !first_death.len)
-		first_death["name"] = "[(L.real_name == L.name) ? L.real_name : "[L.real_name] as [L.name]"]"
-		first_death["role"] = null
-		if(L.mind.assigned_role)
-			first_death["role"] = L.mind.assigned_role
-		first_death["area"] = "[AREACOORD(L)]"
-		first_death["damage"] = "<font color='#FF5555'>[sqlbrute]</font>/<font color='orange'>[sqlfire]</font>/<font color='lightgreen'>[sqltox]</font>/<font color='lightblue'>[sqloxy]</font>/<font color='pink'>[sqlclone]</font>"
-		first_death["last_words"] = L.last_words
 	var/datum/DBQuery/query_report_death = SSdbcore.NewQuery("INSERT INTO [format_table_name("death")] (pod, x_coord, y_coord, z_coord, mapname, server_ip, server_port, round_id, tod, job, special, name, byondkey, laname, lakey, bruteloss, fireloss, brainloss, oxyloss, toxloss, cloneloss, staminaloss, last_words, suicide) VALUES ('[sqlpod]', '[x_coord]', '[y_coord]', '[z_coord]', '[map]', INET_ATON(IF('[world.internet_address]' LIKE '', '0', '[world.internet_address]')), '[world.port]', [GLOB.round_id], '[SQLtime()]', '[sqljob]', '[sqlspecial]', '[sqlname]', '[sqlkey]', '[laname]', '[lakey]', [sqlbrute], [sqlfire], [sqlbrain], [sqloxy], [sqltox], [sqlclone], [sqlstamina], '[last_words]', [suicide])")
-	query_report_death.Execute()
+	query_report_death.Execute()
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