diff --git a/Content.Server/Body/Systems/RespiratorSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Body/Systems/RespiratorSystem.cs
index 6218e0ea22..cf9bb1f5ec 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Body/Systems/RespiratorSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Body/Systems/RespiratorSystem.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Body.Systems
             if (ev.Gas == null)
             {
                 ev.Gas = _atmosSys.GetTileMixture(Transform(uid).Coordinates);
-                if (ev.Gas == null) return;
+
+                // Walls and grids without atmos comp return null. I guess it makes sense to not be able to exhale in walls,
+                // but this also means you cannot exhale on some grids.
+                ev.Gas ??= GasMixture.SpaceGas;
             }
 
             var outGas = new GasMixture(ev.Gas.Volume);