diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/ert.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/ert.dm
index 2d1ba075a47..6b721f37aaf 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/ert.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/ert.dm
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 			chosen_candidate.client.prefs.safe_transfer_prefs_to(ert_operative, is_antag = TRUE)
 			ert_operative.key = chosen_candidate.key
 
-			if(ertemplate.enforce_human || !(ert_operative.dna.species.changesource_flags & ERT_SPAWN)) // Don't want any exploding plasmemes
+			if(ertemplate.enforce_human || !(ert_operative.dna.species.changesource_flags & ERT_SPAWN))
 				ert_operative.set_species(/datum/species/human)
 
 			//Give antag datum
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
index 5d266227a10..f8257b1cbbe 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@
 		H.open_internals(H.get_item_for_held_index(2))
 	H.equipOutfit(outfit)
 
+	if(isplasmaman(H))
+		var/obj/item/mod/control/our_modsuit = locate() in H.get_equipped_items()
+		if(our_modsuit)
+			our_modsuit.install(new /obj/item/mod/module/plasma_stabilizer)
 
 /datum/antagonist/ert/greet()
 	if(!ert_team)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/plasmamen.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/plasmamen.dm
index 0cb0d9d85f0..8b347a22cca 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/plasmamen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/plasmamen.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	heatmod = 1.5
 	payday_modifier = 1.0
 	breathid = GAS_PLASMA
-	changesource_flags = MIRROR_BADMIN | WABBAJACK | MIRROR_PRIDE | MIRROR_MAGIC
+	changesource_flags = MIRROR_BADMIN | WABBAJACK | MIRROR_PRIDE | MIRROR_MAGIC | ERT_SPAWN
 	species_cookie = /obj/item/reagent_containers/condiment/milk
 	outfit_important_for_life = /datum/outfit/plasmaman
 	species_language_holder = /datum/language_holder/skeleton