diff --git a/Content.Shared/Mind/SharedMindSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Mind/SharedMindSystem.cs
index 6fc1c01dc2..9f5c51ac6e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Mind/SharedMindSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Mind/SharedMindSystem.cs
@@ -147,15 +147,16 @@ public abstract class SharedMindSystem : EntitySystem
             return;
 
         var dead = _mobState.IsDead(uid);
+        var hasUserId = CompOrNull<MindComponent>(mindContainer.Mind)?.UserId;
         var hasSession = CompOrNull<MindComponent>(mindContainer.Mind)?.Session;
 
-        if (dead && !mindContainer.HasMind)
+        if (dead && hasUserId == null)
             args.PushMarkup($"[color=mediumpurple]{Loc.GetString("comp-mind-examined-dead-and-irrecoverable", ("ent", uid))}[/color]");
         else if (dead && hasSession == null)
             args.PushMarkup($"[color=yellow]{Loc.GetString("comp-mind-examined-dead-and-ssd", ("ent", uid))}[/color]");
         else if (dead)
             args.PushMarkup($"[color=red]{Loc.GetString("comp-mind-examined-dead", ("ent", uid))}[/color]");
-        else if (!mindContainer.HasMind)
+        else if (hasUserId == null)
             args.PushMarkup($"[color=mediumpurple]{Loc.GetString("comp-mind-examined-catatonic", ("ent", uid))}[/color]");
         else if (hasSession == null)
             args.PushMarkup($"[color=yellow]{Loc.GetString("comp-mind-examined-ssd", ("ent", uid))}[/color]");