diff --git a/Content.Server/Mind/MindSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Mind/MindSystem.cs
index 2447d88641..1b55a533e3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Mind/MindSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Mind/MindSystem.cs
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ public sealed class MindSystem : SharedMindSystem
     {
         if (base.TryGetMind(user, out mindId, out mind))
         {
-            DebugTools.Assert(_players.GetPlayerData(user).ContentData() is not { } data || data.Mind == mindId);
+            DebugTools.Assert(!_players.TryGetPlayerData(user, out var playerData) || playerData.ContentData() is not { } data || data.Mind == mindId);
             return true;
         }
 
-        DebugTools.Assert(_players.GetPlayerData(user).ContentData()?.Mind == null);
+        DebugTools.Assert(!_players.TryGetPlayerData(user, out var pData) || pData.ContentData()?.Mind == null);
         return false;
     }