diff --git a/code/modules/power/singularity/particle_accelerator/particle.dm b/code/modules/power/singularity/particle_accelerator/particle.dm
index bdf96e7e98..b935f1409c 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/singularity/particle_accelerator/particle.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/singularity/particle_accelerator/particle.dm
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/accelerated_particle/Initialize(mapload, dir = 2)
 	. = ..()
-	src.loc = loc
-	src.set_dir(dir)
+	set_dir(dir)
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(move)), 0.1 SECONDS)
 
 
@@ -98,6 +97,6 @@
 	movement_range--
 	if(movement_range <= 0)
 		qdel(src)
-	else
-		spawn(lag)
-			move(lag)
+		return
+
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(move), lag), lag)