diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/AGhost.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/AGhost.cs
index dfe516576b..5226c4637f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Administration/AGhost.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/AGhost.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
             }
 
             var mind = player.ContentData().Mind;
+            if (mind == null)
+            {
+                shell.SendText(player, "You can't ghost here!");
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (mind.VisitingEntity != null && mind.VisitingEntity.Prototype.ID == "AdminObserver")
             {
                 var visiting = mind.VisitingEntity;
diff --git a/Content.Server/Observer/Ghost.cs b/Content.Server/Observer/Ghost.cs
index 6c71882c9e..e1ea953bd6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Observer/Ghost.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Observer/Ghost.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ namespace Content.Server.Observer
             }
 
             var mind = player.ContentData().Mind;
+            if (mind == null)
+            {
+                shell.SendText(player, "You can't ghost here!");
+                return;
+            }
+
             var canReturn = player.AttachedEntity != null && CanReturn;
             var name = player.AttachedEntity?.Name ?? player.Name;