diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 283e38edf7a2..6bdc73c82dc4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 				if (getToxLoss() >= 10)
 					msg += "[t_He] seem[p_s()] sickly.\n"
 				var/datum/component/mood/mood = src.GetComponent(/datum/component/mood)
-				if(mood.sanity <= SANITY_DISTURBED)
+				if(mood && mood.sanity <= SANITY_DISTURBED)
 					msg += "[t_He] seem[p_s()] distressed.\n"
 					SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "empath", /datum/mood_event/sad_empath, src)
 				if (HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_BLIND))