diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/space_dragon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/space_dragon.dm
index 9bbcefb7a7f..8a86cc9c61c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/space_dragon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/space_dragon.dm
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@
 		return FALSE
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/newcarp = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp(loc)
 	newcarp.key = user.key
+	newcarp.set_name()
 	var/datum/antagonist/space_dragon/S = dragon.mind.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/space_dragon)
 	if(S)
 		S.carp += newcarp.mind