diff --git a/Content.Server/Stack/StackSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Stack/StackSystem.cs
index 576d0c6cf7..1a71bae11f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Stack/StackSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Stack/StackSystem.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Stack
             // Get a prototype ID to spawn the new entity. Null is also valid, although it should rarely be picked...
             var prototype = _prototypeManager.TryIndex<StackPrototype>(stack.StackTypeId, out var stackType)
                 ? stackType.Spawn
-                : stack.Owner.Prototype?.ID ?? null;
+                : stack.Owner.Prototype?.ID;
+
+            if (prototype == null)
+                return null;
 
             // Try to remove the amount of things we want to split from the original stack...
             if (!Use(uid, amount, stack))