diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
index a92982a8aaf..9fc96c714a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/pyrotechnic.dm
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /datum/reagent/phlogiston/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
+	M.adjust_fire_stacks(1)
 	M.IgniteMob()
 	..()
 
@@ -299,4 +300,4 @@
 	if(method == TOUCH)
 		M.adjust_fire_stacks(volume / 5)
 		return
-	..()
\ No newline at end of file
+	..()
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/recipes/pyrotechnics.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/recipes/pyrotechnics.dm
index 6f42eaf91b2..fe54819e035 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/recipes/pyrotechnics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/recipes/pyrotechnics.dm
@@ -402,4 +402,4 @@ datum/chemical_reaction/flash_powder
 	id = "thermite"
 	result = "thermite"
 	required_reagents = list("aluminum" = 1, "iron" = 1, "oxygen" = 1)
-	result_amount = 3
\ No newline at end of file
+	result_amount = 3