diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
index 5eee58bff64..c2a94b72c17 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 				var/datum/qdel_item/I = items[type]
 
 				if(!I.failures)
-					util_crash_with("GC: -- \ref[D] | [type] was unable to be GC'd --")
+					to_world_log("GC: -- \ref[D] | [type] was unable to be GC'd --")
 				I.failures++
 			if(GC_QUEUE_HARDDELETE)
 				if(avoid_harddel)