diff --git a/code/datums/components/plumbing/_plumbing.dm b/code/datums/components/plumbing/_plumbing.dm
index d810a4e98a1..93921edb570 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/plumbing/_plumbing.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/plumbing/_plumbing.dm
@@ -113,21 +113,24 @@
 			continue
 
 		var/image/I
+
+		switch(D)
+			if(NORTH)
+				direction = "north"
+			if(SOUTH)
+				direction = "south"
+			if(EAST)
+				direction = "east"
+			if(WEST)
+				direction = "west"
+
 		if(turn_connects)
-			switch(D)
-				if(NORTH)
-					direction = "north"
-				if(SOUTH)
-					direction = "south"
-				if(EAST)
-					direction = "east"
-				if(WEST)
-					direction = "west"
 			I = image('icons/obj/plumbing/plumbers.dmi', "[direction]-[color]", layer = AM.layer - 1)
 
 		else
-			I = image('icons/obj/plumbing/plumbers.dmi', "north-[color]", layer = AM.layer - 1) //color is not color as in the var, it's just the name of the icon_state
+			I = image('icons/obj/plumbing/plumbers.dmi', "[direction]-[color]-s", layer = AM.layer - 1) //color is not color as in the var, it's just the name of the icon_state
 			I.dir = D
+
 		overlays += I
 
 ///we stop acting like a plumbing thing and disconnect if we are, so we can safely be moved and stuff