diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/vatgrowing/samples/cell_lines/common.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/vatgrowing/samples/cell_lines/common.dm
index 3230f44dabb..08caca83854 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/vatgrowing/samples/cell_lines/common.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/vatgrowing/samples/cell_lines/common.dm
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 		/datum/reagent/drug/nicotine = -1)
 
 	virus_suspectibility = 0
-	resulting_atoms = list(/obj/item/queen_bee = 1)
+	resulting_atoms = list(/obj/item/queen_bee/bought = 1)
 
 /datum/micro_organism/cell_line/queen_bee/fuck_up_growing(obj/machinery/plumbing/growing_vat/vat) //we love job hazards
 	vat.visible_message(span_warning("You hear angry buzzing coming from the inside of the vat!"))