diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cockroach.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cockroach.dm
index 0deb6c4289a..30af1ef94da 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cockroach.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cockroach.dm
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@
 	desc = "One bug squashed. Four more will rise in its place."
 	icon = 'icons/effects/blood.dmi'
 	icon_state = "xfloor1"
-	random_icon_states = list("xfloor1", "xfloor2", "xfloor3", "xfloor4", "xfloor5", "xfloor6", "xfloor7")
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+	random_icon_states = list("xfloor1", "xfloor2", "xfloor3", "xfloor4", "xfloor5", "xfloor6", "xfloor7")
+	layer = 2
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