diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d451d7dff..42814b8d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ All notable changes to TTT2 will be documented here. Inspired by [keep a changel
 - Fixed weapon pickup through walls (by @MrXonte)
 - Fixed spectating player still being visible through thermalvision after killing that player (by @MrXonte)
 - Fixed Magneto-stick not using C_Hands (by @SvveetMavis)
+- Fixed console error when dropping ammo for weapons with no AmmoEnt (by @MrXonte)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/gamemodes/terrortown/gamemode/server/sv_player_ext.lua b/gamemodes/terrortown/gamemode/server/sv_player_ext.lua
index 6d9fe488b..81de60e53 100644
--- a/gamemodes/terrortown/gamemode/server/sv_player_ext.lua
+++ b/gamemodes/terrortown/gamemode/server/sv_player_ext.lua
@@ -1407,7 +1407,10 @@ end
 -- @return boolean Returns if this weapon's ammo can be dropped
 -- @realm server
 function plymeta:CanSafeDropAmmo(wep)
-    if not IsValid(self) or not (IsValid(wep) and wep.AmmoEnt) then
+    -- We explicitly check for the two common non-existent ammo ents (`nil` and `empty string`) here
+    -- to prevent these from leading to a console error later once they are fed into `ents.Create`.
+    -- There is currently no way to check if the AmmoEnt exists, so this is the best we can do.
+    if not IsValid(self) or not IsValid(wep) or not wep.AmmoEnt or wep.AmmoEnt == "" then
         return false
     end