diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
index a692713ea7..5cfd508f34 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	update_icon()
 	..()
 
-/obj/item/weapon/melee/shock_maul/New()
+/obj/item/weapon/melee/shock_maul/Initialize() //CHOMPedit
 	..()
 	update_held_icon()
 	return
@@ -284,4 +284,4 @@
 
 	results += ..()
 
-	return results
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+	return results
diff --git a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list_items.dm b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list_items.dm
index 2717932ee3..392a99986a 100644
--- a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list_items.dm
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@
 			icon_state = initial(G.base_icon)
 		if(ispath(item, /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/hypospray/autoinjector))
 			icon_state += "0"
+		//CHOMPadd start
+		if(ispath(item, /obj/item/weapon/melee/shock_maul))
+			icon_state += "0"
+		//CHOMPadd end
 
 		var/icon/I
 
diff --git a/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm b/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
index e9149e2cd9..e4326348ff 100644
--- a/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
+++ b/modular_chomp/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/shock_maul.dm
@@ -3,10 +3,3 @@
 	desc = "A variant of the concussion maul that staggers and weakens victims. Despite their screams, does no real damage."
 	damtype = HALLOSS
 	launch_force = 0
-
-//something borked, trying to fix it
-/obj/item/weapon/melee/shock_maul
-	name = "concussion maul"
-	icon = 'icons/obj/weapons.dmi'
-	icon_state = "forcemaul0"
-	item_state = "forcemaul0"
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