diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/aliens/zerg.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/aliens/zerg.dm
index ef238d3fb5..2c5c3c5f64 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/aliens/zerg.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/aliens/zerg.dm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/newmob = chosentype
 		death()
 		qdel(src)
-		newmob.cley = myuser
+		newmob.ckey = myuser
 		new newmob(location)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hivebot/zerg/larva