diff --git a/proxima/code/modules/mob/observer/ghost/ghost.dm b/proxima/code/modules/mob/observer/ghost/ghost.dm
index bf96bf69a020f..5426d210cb04b 100644
--- a/proxima/code/modules/mob/observer/ghost/ghost.dm
+++ b/proxima/code/modules/mob/observer/ghost/ghost.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /mob/observer/ghost/verb/set_ghost_alpha()
 	set name = "Set Ghost Alpha"
 	set category = "Ghost"
-	alpha = !(alpha)
+	alpha = alpha ? 0 : initial(alpha)