diff --git a/Content.Server/Chat/Commands/SuicideCommand.cs b/Content.Server/Chat/Commands/SuicideCommand.cs
index a7df9d709d..1f1564f379 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chat/Commands/SuicideCommand.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chat/Commands/SuicideCommand.cs
@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.Chat.Commands
                 $"{_entities.ToPrettyString(player.AttachedEntity.Value):player} is committing suicide");
 
             // Held item suicide
-            var handsComponent = _entities.GetComponent<HandsComponent>(owner);
-            var itemComponent = handsComponent.GetActiveHandItem;
-            if (itemComponent != null)
+            if (_entities.TryGetComponent(owner, out HandsComponent handsComponent)
+                && handsComponent.GetActiveHandItem is {} itemComponent)
             {
                 var suicide = _entities.GetComponents<ISuicideAct>(itemComponent.Owner).FirstOrDefault();
 
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Chat.Commands
                     return;
                 }
             }
+
             // Get all entities in range of the suicider
             var entities = EntitySystem.Get<EntityLookupSystem>().GetEntitiesInRange(owner, 1, LookupFlags.Approximate | LookupFlags.IncludeAnchored).ToArray();