diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
index 619a38e999f..6e9becdeb87 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
@@ -215,3 +215,12 @@ var/datum/subsystem/air/SSair
 		if (z_level && AM.z != z_level)
 			continue
 		AM.build_network()
+
+/datum/subsystem/air/proc/setup_template_machinery(list/atmos_machines)
+	for(var/A in atmos_machines)
+		var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/AM = A
+		AM.atmosinit()
+
+	for(var/A in atmos_machines)
+		var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/AM = A
+		AM.build_network()
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diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
index 0756fc45eaa..f77562a5950 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ var/datum/subsystem/machines/SSmachine
 			continue
 		processing.Remove(thing)
 
+/datum/subsystem/machines/proc/setup_template_powernets(list/cables)
+	for(var/A in cables)
+		var/obj/structure/cable/PC = A
+		if(!PC.powernet)
+			var/datum/powernet/NewPN = new()
+			NewPN.add_cable(PC)
+			propagate_network(PC,PC.powernet)
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diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/objects.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/objects.dm
index 1322ff90507..d8fbc8125e3 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/objects.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/objects.dm
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ var/datum/subsystem/objects/SSobj
 
 /datum/subsystem/objects/Initialize(timeofday, zlevel)
 	setupGenetics()
-	for(var/atom/movable/AM in world)
-		if (zlevel && AM.z != zlevel)
+	for(var/atom/A in world)
+		if (zlevel && A.z != zlevel)
 			continue
-		AM.initialize()
+		A.initialize()
 	if (zlevel)
 		return ..()
-	for(var/turf/simulated/floor/F in world)
-		F.MakeDirty()
 	..()
 
 
@@ -44,3 +42,8 @@ var/datum/subsystem/objects/SSobj
 				burningobj.burn()
 		else
 			SSobj.burning.Remove(burningobj)
+
+/datum/subsystem/objects/proc/setup_template_objects(list/objects)
+	for(var/A in objects)
+		var/atom/B = A
+		B.initialize()
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diff --git a/code/datums/helper_datums/map_template.dm b/code/datums/helper_datums/map_template.dm
index 46a8f576e99..84e6a800056 100644
--- a/code/datums/helper_datums/map_template.dm
+++ b/code/datums/helper_datums/map_template.dm
@@ -37,17 +37,26 @@
 		return
 
 	maploader.load_map(get_file(), T.x, T.y, T.z)
-	//initialize
-	for(var/A in block(T,locate(T.x+width, T.y+height, T.z)))
-		var/turf/B = A
-		for(var/atom/movable/AM in B)
-			AM.initialize()
-			if(istype(AM,/obj/structure/cable))
-				var/obj/structure/cable/PC = AM
-				if(!PC.powernet)
-					var/datum/powernet/NewPN = new()
-					NewPN.add_cable(PC)
-					propagate_network(PC,PC.powernet)
+
+	//initialize things that are normally initialized after map load
+	var/list/obj/machinery/atmospherics/atmos_machines = list()
+	var/list/obj/structure/cable/cables = list()
+	var/list/atom/atoms = list()
+
+	for(var/L in block(T,locate(T.x+width, T.y+height, T.z)))
+		var/turf/B = L
+		for(var/A in B)
+			atoms += A
+			if(istype(A,/obj/structure/cable))
+				cables += A
+				continue
+			if(istype(A,/obj/machinery/atmospherics))
+				atmos_machines += A
+				continue
+
+	SSobj.setup_template_objects(atoms)
+	SSmachine.setup_template_powernets(cables)
+	SSair.setup_template_machinery(atmos_machines)
 
 	log_game("[name] loaded at at [T.x],[T.y],[T.z]")
 
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index efe8e4883fd..cab7e3fd1c4 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -369,3 +369,7 @@ var/list/blood_splatter_icons = list()
 /atom/Stat()
 	. = ..()
 	sleep(1)
+
+//This will be called after the map and objects are loaded
+/atom/proc/initialize()
+	return
diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index 5cafd68d697..c7eb384360a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
 	else
 		return null
 
-/atom/movable/proc/initialize()
-	return
-
 /obj/proc/updateUsrDialog()
 	if(in_use)
 		var/is_in_use = 0
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor.dm
index a613c49ac0c..232652e01ff 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor.dm
@@ -178,3 +178,7 @@ var/list/icons_to_ignore_at_floor_init = list("damaged1","damaged2","damaged3","
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/can_have_cabling()
 	return !burnt && !broken
+
+/turf/simulated/floor/initialize()
+	..()
+	MakeDirty()
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