diff --git a/code/modules/mob_spawn/mob_spawn.dm b/code/modules/mob_spawn/mob_spawn.dm
index 20bbb0a2eba..4ed4b154318 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob_spawn/mob_spawn.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob_spawn/mob_spawn.dm
@@ -374,4 +374,6 @@
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/cockroach/Initialize(mapload)
 	if(prob(bloodroach_chance))
 		mob_type = /mob/living/basic/cockroach/bloodroach
-	return ..()
+	. = ..()
+	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, PROC_REF(create))
+	qdel(src)