diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_cult.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_cult.dm
index f5907fcc70c..636fe668dff 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_cult.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_cult.dm
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ This file's folder contains:
 	M.languages_spoken |= RATVAR
 	M.languages_understood |= RATVAR
 	all_clockwork_mobs += M
+	M.update_action_buttons_icon() //because a few clockcult things are action buttons and we may be wearing/holding them for whatever reason, we need to update buttons
 	if(issilicon(M))
 		var/mob/living/silicon/S = M
 		if(isrobot(S))
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ This file's folder contains:
 	M.mind.special_role = null
 	M.languages_spoken &= ~RATVAR
 	M.languages_understood &= ~RATVAR
+	M.update_action_buttons_icon() //because a few clockcult things are action buttons and we may be wearing/holding them, we need to update buttons
 	for(var/datum/action/innate/function_call/F in M.actions) //Removes any bound Ratvarian spears
 		qdel(F)
 	if(issilicon(M))