diff --git a/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm b/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
index 72dac45a877..72b9b3f2846 100644
--- a/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
+++ b/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 	base_treat_time = 3 SECONDS
 	wound_flags = (ACCEPTS_GAUZE)
 
-	wound_series = WOUND_SERIES_FLESH_SLASH_BLEED
+	wound_series = WOUND_SERIES_FLESH_PUNCTURE_BLEED
 
 	scar_file = FLESH_SCAR_FILE
 
-
 	/// How much blood we start losing when this wound is first applied
 	var/initial_flow
 	/// If gauzed, what percent of the internal bleeding actually clots of the total absorption rate