diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
index 06283f6e758bbf4d1a7e817148b37d323b48f020..082bf53749fb65d9b26c9e25c0ca89c8e0b99bc3 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ newDamageType{
 				return DamageType.defaultProjector(src, x, y, type, dam)
 			else
 				game.logSeen(target, "%s resists the mind attack!", target.name:capitalize())
-				return 0
 			end
+			return 0
 		end
 	end,
 	death_message = {"psyched", "mentally tortured", "mindraped"},