diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
index 1408bd1c25e..1508142a8d9 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var/datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 		var/atom/A = I
 		A.compile_overlays()
 		CHECK_TICK
+	processing.Cut()
 	..()
 
 /datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/Recover()
@@ -179,4 +180,4 @@ var/datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 	overlays -= x
 
 /image/proc/cut_overlays(x)
-	overlays.Cut()
\ No newline at end of file
+	overlays.Cut()