diff --git a/Content.Server/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
index 1972d5637e..7ce6f5dcf1 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Ghost
         private void OnGhostShutdown(EntityUid uid, GhostComponent component, ComponentShutdown args)
         {
             // Perf: If the entity is deleting itself, no reason to change these back.
-            if (component.Owner.LifeStage < EntityLifeStage.Terminating)
+            if ((!IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().EntityExists(component.Owner.Uid) ? EntityLifeStage.Deleted : IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(component.Owner.Uid).EntityLifeStage) < EntityLifeStage.Terminating)
             {
                 // Entity can't be seen by ghosts anymore.
                 if (component.Owner.TryGetComponent(out VisibilityComponent? visibility))
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Ghost
         {
             if (!EntityManager.TryGetEntity(uid, out var entity)
                 || entity.Deleted
-                || entity.LifeStage == EntityLifeStage.Terminating)
+                || (!IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().EntityExists(entity.Uid) ? EntityLifeStage.Deleted : IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(entity.Uid).EntityLifeStage) == EntityLifeStage.Terminating)
                 return;
 
             if (entity.TryGetComponent<MindComponent>(out var mind))
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Pulling/Systems/SharedPullingStateManagementSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Pulling/Systems/SharedPullingStateManagementSystem.cs
index ca550ac1ac..9f7e257610 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Pulling/Systems/SharedPullingStateManagementSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Pulling/Systems/SharedPullingStateManagementSystem.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Pulling
 
             RaiseLocalEvent(puller.OwnerUid, message, broadcast: false);
 
-            if (pullable.Owner.LifeStage <= EntityLifeStage.MapInitialized)
+            if ((!IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().EntityExists(pullable.Owner.Uid) ? EntityLifeStage.Deleted : IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(pullable.Owner.Uid).EntityLifeStage) <= EntityLifeStage.MapInitialized)
                 RaiseLocalEvent(pullable.OwnerUid, message);
 
             // Networking
diff --git a/Content.Shared/SubFloor/SubFloorHideSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/SubFloor/SubFloorHideSystem.cs
index f31402e800..c187dca217 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/SubFloor/SubFloorHideSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/SubFloor/SubFloorHideSystem.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ namespace Content.Shared.SubFloor
         private void OnSubFloorTerminating(EntityUid uid, SubFloorHideComponent component, ComponentShutdown _)
         {
             // If component is being deleted don't need to worry about updating any component stuff because it won't matter very shortly.
-            if (EntityManager.GetEntity(uid).LifeStage >= EntityLifeStage.Terminating) return;
+            IEntity tempQualifier = EntityManager.GetEntity(uid);
+            if ((!IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().EntityExists(tempQualifier.Uid) ? EntityLifeStage.Deleted : IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(tempQualifier.Uid).EntityLifeStage) >= EntityLifeStage.Terminating) return;
 
             // Regardless of whether we're on a subfloor or not, unhide.
             UpdateEntity(uid, true);