diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
index 7c4852ea3a2..f919b0ce883 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var/datum/subsystem/objects/SSobj
 	NEW_SS_GLOBAL(SSobj)
 
 /datum/subsystem/objects/Initialize(timeofdayl)
+	fire_overlay.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
 	trigger_atom_spawners()
 	setupGenetics() //to set the mutations' place in structural enzymes, so monkey.initialize() knows where to put the monkey mutation.
 	for(var/thing in world)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index e39bb9b796d..d26a721dbc8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -725,7 +725,9 @@
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/fakefire(var/fire_icon = "Generic_mob_burning")
-	overlays_standing[FIRE_LAYER] = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"= fire_icon, "layer"=-FIRE_LAYER)
+	var/image/new_fire_overlay = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"= fire_icon, "layer"=-FIRE_LAYER)
+	new_fire_overlay.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
+	overlays_standing[FIRE_LAYER] = new_fire_overlay
 	apply_overlay(FIRE_LAYER)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/fakefireextinguish()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/update_icons.dm
index 9feb1c1c2aa..849e999cb9f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/update_icons.dm
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/update_fire(var/fire_icon = "Generic_mob_burning")
 	remove_overlay(FIRE_LAYER)
 	if(on_fire)
-		overlays_standing[FIRE_LAYER] = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"= fire_icon, "layer"=-FIRE_LAYER)
+		var/image/new_fire_overlay = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"= fire_icon, "layer"=-FIRE_LAYER)
+		new_fire_overlay.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
+		overlays_standing[FIRE_LAYER] = new_fire_overlay
 
 	apply_overlay(FIRE_LAYER)