diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/smite.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/smite.dm
index d208d54c93..e8183e3665 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/smite.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/smite.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		if(SMITE_LIGHTNINGBOLT)
 			var/turf/T = get_step(get_step(target, NORTH), NORTH)
 			T.Beam(target, icon_state="lightning[rand(1,12)]", time = 5)
-			target.adjustFireLoss(75)
+			target.electrocute_act(75,def_zone = BP_HEAD)
 			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is struck by lightning!</span>")
 		
 		else