diff --git a/Content.Server/NPC/HTN/HTNSystem.cs b/Content.Server/NPC/HTN/HTNSystem.cs
index dd5dca52dc2..2c0a32c72b5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/NPC/HTN/HTNSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/NPC/HTN/HTNSystem.cs
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ private bool IsNPCActive(EntityUid entity)
         if (!_mapQuery.TryGetComponent(transform.MapUid, out var worldComponent))
             return true;
 
-        return _loadedQuery.HasComponent(_world.GetOrCreateChunk(WorldGen.WorldToChunkCoords(_transform.GetWorldPosition(transform)).Floored(), transform.MapUid.Value, worldComponent));
+        var chunk = _world.GetOrCreateChunk(WorldGen.WorldToChunkCoords(_transform.GetWorldPosition(transform)).Floored(), transform.MapUid.Value, worldComponent);
+
+        return _loadedQuery.TryGetComponent(chunk, out var loaded) && loaded.Loaders is not null;
     }
 
     private void AppendDebugText(HTNTask task, StringBuilder text, List<int> planBtr, List<int> btr, ref int level)