diff --git a/code/modules/vore/mouseray.dm b/code/modules/vore/mouseray.dm
index 65f997ad1a..1c9a3ada19 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/mouseray.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/mouseray.dm
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 					N.gender = H.gender
 					N.identifying_gender = H.identifying_gender
 				else
-					new_mob.gender = H.identifying_gender
+					new_mob.gender = H.gender
 			else
 				new_mob.gender = M.gender
 				if(ishuman(new_mob))