diff --git a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
index 225db1afc8a..fc6da95a489 100644
--- a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
 	if(..())
 		return
 	ADD_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_DWARF, GENETIC_MUTATION)
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 0.8)
+	var/matrix/new_transform = matrix()
+	new_transform.Scale(1, 0.8)
+	owner.transform = new_transform.Multiply(owner.transform)
 	passtable_on(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] suddenly shrinks!</span>", "<span class='notice'>Everything around you seems to grow..</span>")
 
@@ -101,11 +103,12 @@
 	if(..())
 		return
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_DWARF, GENETIC_MUTATION)
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
+	var/matrix/new_transform = matrix()
+	new_transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
+	owner.transform = new_transform.Multiply(owner.transform)
 	passtable_off(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] suddenly grows!</span>", "<span class='notice'>Everything around you seems to shrink..</span>")
 
-
 //Clumsiness has a very large amount of small drawbacks depending on item.
 /datum/mutation/human/clumsy
 	name = "Clumsiness"