diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/pistol.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/pistol.dm
index 805cf2c6a76..3b5c5a83a44 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/pistol.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/pistol.dm
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
 	mag_display = FALSE
 	show_bolt_icon = FALSE
 
-/obj/item/gun/ballistic/automatic/pistol/stickman/pickup(mob/living/user)
-	SHOULD_CALL_PARENT(FALSE)
-	to_chat(user, span_notice("As you try to pick up [src], it slips out of your grip.."))
+/obj/item/gun/ballistic/automatic/pistol/stickman/equipped(mob/user, slot)
+	..()
+	to_chat(user, span_notice("As you try to manipulate [src], it slips out of your possession.."))
 	if(prob(50))
 		to_chat(user, span_notice("..and vanishes from your vision! Where the hell did it go?"))
 		qdel(src)
@@ -100,4 +100,3 @@
 	else
 		to_chat(user, span_notice("..and falls into view. Whew, that was a close one."))
 		user.dropItemToGround(src)
-