diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
index fc2df30d2b8..84b7c0bdb5d 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ void Creature::SetSpellFocus(Spell const* focusSpell, WorldObject const* target)
 
 bool Creature::HasSpellFocus(Spell const* focusSpell) const
 {
-    if (!IsAlive()) // dead creatures cannot focus
+    if (isDead()) // dead creatures cannot focus
     {
         if (_spellFocusInfo.spell || _spellFocusInfo.delay)
         {