diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits_vr/neutral_ch.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits_vr/neutral_ch.dm
index 9cd8540cf9..9dc4724e4f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits_vr/neutral_ch.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits_vr/neutral_ch.dm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	name = "Hard Feet"	// Free protection 4 ur pawbs
 	desc = "Makes your nice clawed, scaled, hooved, armored, or otherwise just awfully calloused feet immune to glass shards."
 	cost = 0 //CHOMP Edit
-	var_changes = list("feet_mod" = NO_MINOR_CUT) //Checked the flag is only used by shard stepping.
+	var_changes = list("flags" = NO_MINOR_CUT) //Checked the flag is only used by shard stepping.
 
 /datum/trait/neutral/big_mouth
 	name = "Fast Eater, Minor"
diff --git a/modular_chomp/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits/negative.dm b/modular_chomp/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits/negative.dm
index 9e3c2b333a..b568612064 100644
--- a/modular_chomp/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits/negative.dm
+++ b/modular_chomp/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/traits/negative.dm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	desc = "For whatever strange genetic reason, defibs cannot restart your heart."
 	cost = 0
 	custom_only = FALSE
-	var_changes = list("defib_mod" = NO_DEFIB)
+	var_changes = list("flags" = NO_DEFIB)
 	can_take = ORGANICS //Mostly because I think synth code bypasses the no defib thing. Or maybe that is just vox
 	excludes = list(/datum/trait/negative/noresleeve) //No, just, no
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	desc = "Your genetics have been ruined, to the point where resleeving can no longer bring you back, including the autoresleever."
 	cost = -1
 	custom_only = TRUE
-	var_changes = list("scan_mod" = NO_SCAN)
+	var_changes = list("flags" = NO_SCAN)
 	excludes = list(/datum/trait/negative/nodefib) //No, just, no