diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 3e1c8bba2..872cf5130 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -2100,10 +2100,10 @@ Color_RGB8 GetColorForControllerLED() {
         if (source == LED_SOURCE_CUSTOM) {
             color = CVarGetColor24("gLedPort1Color", { 255, 255, 255 });
         }
-        if (criticalOverride || source == LED_SOURCE_HEALTH) {
+        if (gPlayState && (criticalOverride || source == LED_SOURCE_HEALTH)) {
             if (HealthMeter_IsCritical()) {
                 color = { 0xFF, 0, 0 };
-            } else if (source == LED_SOURCE_HEALTH) {
+            } else if (gSaveContext.healthCapacity != 0 && source == LED_SOURCE_HEALTH) {
                 if (gSaveContext.health / gSaveContext.healthCapacity <= 0.4f) {
                     color = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0 };
                 } else {