diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/items/robot_parts.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/items/robot_parts.dm
index e2f0cd90440..cb1d3ce2ef6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/items/robot_parts.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/items/robot_parts.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	var/list/part = null // Order of args is important for installing robolimbs.
 	var/sabotaged = 0 //Emagging limbs can have repercussions when installed as prosthetics.
 	var/model_info
-	var/linked_frame = SPECIES_IPC_UNBRANDED
+	var/linked_frame = SPECIES_IPC
 	dir = SOUTH
 
 /obj/item/robot_parts/set_dir()
diff --git a/html/changelogs/hellfirejag.yml b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0ab535021c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Hellfirejag
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "Creating a new IPC will now default to a baseline frame instead of the deprecated 'unbranded' frame."