diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/stickman.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/stickman.dm
index 15dfd7ad9d2..5a9d3a2928e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/stickman.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/stickman.dm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	icon_dead = "stickdog_dead"
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/stickman/Initialize(mapload, var/wizard_summoned)
-	..()
+	. = ..()
 	new /obj/effect/temp_visual/paper_scatter(src)
 	summoned_by_wizard = wizard_summoned