diff --git a/Content.Server/_Sunrise/CritHeartbeat/CritHeartbeatSystem.cs b/Content.Server/_Sunrise/CritHeartbeat/CritHeartbeatSystem.cs
index dfa89d66846..c51dda5eebe 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_Sunrise/CritHeartbeat/CritHeartbeatSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_Sunrise/CritHeartbeat/CritHeartbeatSystem.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ private void OnDamage(Entity<CritHeartbeatComponent> ent, ref DamageChangedEvent
         if (!ent.Comp.Enabled)
             return;
 
-        if (!Exists(ent.Comp.AudioStream))
+        if (ent.Comp.AudioStream == null || !Exists(ent.Comp.AudioStream))
             return;
 
         var pitch = Math.Min(1, 100 / args.Damageable.TotalDamage.Float());