diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/zones/town-derth/npcs.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/zones/town-derth/npcs.lua
index c7027085504294697ab06e353c8c7fc163895705..b21641ec7d2e740bc493173d3fbaa16fc48c3eb7 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/zones/town-derth/npcs.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/zones/town-derth/npcs.lua
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@ newEntity{ base = "BASE_NPC_DERTH_TOWN",
 		self.seen_by = nil
 		self:doEmote("Hey you. Come here.", 60)
 	end,
+	on_die = false,
 }