diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
index 18f27fb4da..f586960c58 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			if (self.Destroyed)	return true;
 			
 			var health = self.TraitOrDefault<Health>();
-			return (health == null) ? true : health.IsDead;
+			return (health == null) ? false : health.IsDead;
 		}
 				
 		public static DamageState GetDamageState(this Actor self)