diff --git a/_maps/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_survivalpod.dmm b/_maps/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_survivalpod.dmm
index 5d131b85f4a..e72dfb7c9fd 100644
--- a/_maps/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_survivalpod.dmm
+++ b/_maps/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_survivalpod.dmm
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@
 /area/lavaland/surface/outdoors)
 "o" = (
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood,
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/goliath/beast{
-	health = 0
-	},
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/corpse/goliath,
 /turf/open/misc/asteroid/basalt/lava_land_surface,
 /area/lavaland/surface/outdoors)
 "p" = (
diff --git a/code/modules/mob_spawn/corpses/nonhuman_corpses.dm b/code/modules/mob_spawn/corpses/nonhuman_corpses.dm
index 7aae4abb048..bf70f7f33b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob_spawn/corpses/nonhuman_corpses.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob_spawn/corpses/nonhuman_corpses.dm
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@
 	var/obj/item/clothing/mask/facehugger/spawned_facehugger = new mob_type(loc)
 	spawned_facehugger.Die()
 	qdel(src)
+
+///dead goliath spawner
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/corpse/goliath
+	mob_type = /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/goliath/beast
+	icon = 'icons/mob/simple/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi'
+	icon_state = "goliath_dead_helper"
diff --git a/icons/mob/simple/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi b/icons/mob/simple/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi
index 8d4d730fe2c..cc2912201d0 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/simple/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi and b/icons/mob/simple/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi differ