diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
index f8388a5dab..d1699cb257 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
 	return S
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/on_life()
-	if(owner.client)
+	if(owner.client && beating)
 		var/sound/slowbeat = sound('sound/health/slowbeat.ogg', repeat = TRUE)
-
 		var/sound/fastbeat = sound('sound/health/fastbeat.ogg', repeat = TRUE)
 		var/mob/living/carbon/H = owner
+		
 		if(H.health <= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_CRIT && beat != BEAT_SLOW)
 			beat = BEAT_SLOW
 			H.playsound_local(get_turf(H), slowbeat,40,0, channel = CHANNEL_HEARTBEAT)