diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/body_egg.dm b/code/game/objects/items/body_egg.dm
index 66d1b8dbd89..4be111b5aad 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/body_egg.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/body_egg.dm
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 	..()
 	to_chat(finder, "<span class='warning'>You found an unknown alien organism in [owner]'s [zone]!</span>")
 
-/obj/item/organ/body_egg/New(loc)
+/obj/item/organ/body_egg/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
 	if(iscarbon(loc))
-		src.Insert(loc)
-	return ..()
+		Insert(loc)
 
 /obj/item/organ/body_egg/Insert(var/mob/living/carbon/M, special = 0)
 	..()