diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
index 13957862070..7662461628a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	if(path)
 		mappath = path
 	if(mappath)
-		INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/preload_size, mappath, cache)
+		preload_size(mappath, cache)
 	if(rename)
 		name = rename