diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/tomato.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/tomato.dm
index 9216e2d8c3..d6e1373078 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/tomato.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/tomato.dm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	//Mob icon/appearance settings
 	icon = 'icons/mob/plantmobs32x32.dmi' //Thanks to vorebound mod and Estelle
 	icon_living = "piranha-plant"
+	icon_state = "piranha-plant"
 	icon_dead = "piranha-plant_dead"
 	icon_gib = "generic_gib"	// The iconstate for being gibbed, optional. Defaults to a generic gib animation.
 	//icon_rest = null		// The iconstate for resting, optional