diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
index d80a91d0af8..9efa25f6d22 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
  * Returns TRUE if heart status was changed (heart attack -> no heart attack, or visa versa)
  */
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/set_heartattack(status)
-	if(!can_heartattack())
+	if(status && !can_heartattack())
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/obj/item/organ/internal/heart/heart = get_organ_slot(ORGAN_SLOT_HEART)