diff --git a/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
index 6aea340e56..46b8506b3d 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
@@ -127,19 +127,20 @@ namespace Content.Server.Light.EntitySystems
                 var burnedHand = light.CurrentLit && res < lightBulb.BurningTemperature;
                 if (burnedHand)
                 {
-                    // apply damage to users hands and show message with sound
-                    var burnMsg = Loc.GetString("powered-light-component-burn-hand");
-                    _popupSystem.PopupEntity(burnMsg, uid, userUid);
-
                     var damage = _damageableSystem.TryChangeDamage(userUid, light.Damage, origin: userUid);
 
+                    // If damage is null then the entity could not take heat damage so they did not get burned.
                     if (damage != null)
+                    {
+
+                        var burnMsg = Loc.GetString("powered-light-component-burn-hand");
+                        _popupSystem.PopupEntity(burnMsg, uid, userUid);
                         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Damaged, $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):user} burned their hand on {ToPrettyString(args.Target):target} and received {damage.Total:damage} damage");
+                        _audio.PlayEntity(light.BurnHandSound, Filter.Pvs(uid), uid, true);
 
-                    _audio.PlayEntity(light.BurnHandSound, Filter.Pvs(uid), uid, true);
-
-                    args.Handled = true;
-                    return;
+                        args.Handled = true;
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
             }