diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/bat.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/bat.dm
index 4abed4dac1..a9406dce0b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/bat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/bat.dm
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
 	if(prob(40))
 		visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [src] dropped some ore!</span>")
 		var/location = get_turf(src)
-		new /obj/item/weapon/ore/silver(location)//CHOMP EDIT: Random chance for bats to carry silver
+		new pick(/obj/item/weapon/ore/silver,/obj/item/weapon/ore/gold)(location)
+
+//CHOMP EDIT: Random chance for bats to carry silver
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/scarybat/Process_Spacemove(var/check_drift = 0)
 	return ..()