diff --git a/Content.Shared/MobState/EntitySystems/SharedMobStateSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/MobState/EntitySystems/SharedMobStateSystem.cs
index ea0cb7518e..c853287fd6 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/MobState/EntitySystems/SharedMobStateSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/MobState/EntitySystems/SharedMobStateSystem.cs
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ namespace Content.Shared.MobState.EntitySystems
         /// </summary>
         private void SetMobState(MobStateComponent component, DamageState? old, (DamageState state, FixedPoint2 threshold)? current, EntityUid? origin = null)
         {
+            //if it got deleted instantly in a nuke or something
+            if (!Exists(component.Owner) || Deleted(component.Owner))
+                return;
+
             if (!current.HasValue)
             {
                 ExitState(component, old);