diff --git a/code/modules/mapfluff/ruins/icemoonruin_code/mining_site.dm b/code/modules/mapfluff/ruins/icemoonruin_code/mining_site.dm
index 0f9db8da50e..8a37031b818 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapfluff/ruins/icemoonruin_code/mining_site.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapfluff/ruins/icemoonruin_code/mining_site.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 	outfit = /datum/outfit/minesite
 	icon_state = "corpseminer"
 
+// Gives the minesite corpses the gutted effect so that the boss ignores them
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/corpse/human/minesite/special(mob/living/spawned_mob)
+	. = ..()
+	spawned_mob.apply_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/gutted)
+
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/corpse/human/minesite/overseer
 	name = "Mining Site Overseer"
 	outfit = /datum/outfit/minesite/overseer
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/demonic_frost_miner.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/demonic_frost_miner.dm
index a013a48e944..aac1964cbf2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/demonic_frost_miner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/demonic_frost_miner.dm
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ Difficulty: Extremely Hard
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/megafauna/demonic_frost_miner/OpenFire()
 	if(client)
 		return
+	var/mob/living/living_target = target
+	if(istype(living_target) && living_target.stat == DEAD) //don't go out of our way to fire our disintegrating attacks at corpses
+		return
 
 	var/easy_attack = prob(80 - enraged * 40)
 	chosen_attack = rand(1, 3)