diff --git a/code/modules/pool/components/swimming.dm b/code/modules/pool/components/swimming.dm
index e2c77c299da72..e7422bcc0bd6b 100644
--- a/code/modules/pool/components/swimming.dm
+++ b/code/modules/pool/components/swimming.dm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		victim.emote("cough")
 	else if(prob(25))
 		victim.emote("gasp")
-	if(ticks_drowned > 20)
+	if(ticks_drowned > 20 && victim.stat < DEAD)
 		if(prob(10))
 			victim.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[victim] falls unconscious for a moment!</span>")
 			victim.Unconscious(10)