diff --git a/addons/medical/XEH_init.sqf b/addons/medical/XEH_init.sqf
index 4d92575f9b..0ded7d471f 100644
--- a/addons/medical/XEH_init.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical/XEH_init.sqf
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 private ["_unit"];
 _unit = _this select 0;
 
-if !(local _unit) exitWith {};
-
 _unit addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {_this call FUNC(handleDamage)}];
 
-[_unit] call FUNC(init);
+if (local _unit) then {
+	[_unit] call FUNC(init);
+};