diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
index 4925c604c402..3e8ebcb21d87 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@
 		new mutantears(H)
 
 /datum/species/proc/breathe(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_NOBREATH))
+	var/datum/organ/lungs/lung = H.get_int_organ_datum(ORGAN_DATUM_LUNGS)
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_NOBREATH) && lung)
+		lung.clear_alerts(H)
 		return TRUE
 
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