diff --git a/modular_bandastation/bar_hookahs/code/bar_hookahs.dm b/modular_bandastation/bar_hookahs/code/bar_hookahs.dm
index cf1f56ecebe18..5af377d4c89c5 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/bar_hookahs/code/bar_hookahs.dm
+++ b/modular_bandastation/bar_hookahs/code/bar_hookahs.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 		if(source_hookah.attachment)
 			QDEL_NULL(source_hookah.attachment)
 		source_hookah?.stop_smoke()
-		QDEL_NULL(source_hookah.this_mouthpiece)
+		source_hookah.this_mouthpiece = null
 		source_hookah = null
 	return ..()