diff --git a/Content.Server/Cargo/Systems/CargoSystem.Shuttle.cs b/Content.Server/Cargo/Systems/CargoSystem.Shuttle.cs
index dce8ea06f91..2270374fb86 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Cargo/Systems/CargoSystem.Shuttle.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Cargo/Systems/CargoSystem.Shuttle.cs
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ private bool CanSell(EntityUid uid, TransformComponent xform)
         // Frontier: Look for blacklisted items and stop the selling of the container.
         if (_blacklistQuery.HasComponent(uid))
             return false;
+
+        // Frontier: allow selling dead mobs
+        if (_mobQuery.TryComp(uid, out var mob) && mob.CurrentState != MobState.Dead)
+            return false;
         // End Frontier
 
         var complete = IsBountyComplete(uid, out var bountyEntities);
@@ -338,11 +342,6 @@ private bool CanSell(EntityUid uid, TransformComponent xform)
                 return false;
         }
 
-        // Frontier: allow selling dead mobs
-        if (_mobQuery.TryComp(uid, out var mob))
-            return mob.CurrentState == MobState.Dead;
-        // End Frontier
-
         return true;
     }