diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/character.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/character.dm
index 9b713ca89f4..13acab6dea7 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/character.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/character.dm
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@
 						clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/back.dmi', "satchel"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 			if(JOB_ENGINEER)
 				clothes_s = new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/under/engineering.dmi', "engineer_s")
-				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/feet.dmi', "orange"), ICON_UNDERLAY)
+				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/feet.dmi', "workboots"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/belt.dmi', "utility"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/head.dmi', "hardhat0_yellow"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 				if(prob(1))
@@ -1485,10 +1485,8 @@
 						clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/back.dmi', "satchel"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 			if(JOB_ATMOSTECH)
 				clothes_s = new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/under/engineering.dmi', "atmos_s")
-				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/feet.dmi', "black"), ICON_UNDERLAY)
-				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/hands.dmi', "bgloves"), ICON_OVERLAY)
+				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/feet.dmi', "workboots"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 				clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/belt.dmi', "utility"), ICON_OVERLAY)
-				has_gloves = TRUE
 				if(prob(1))
 					clothes_s.Blend(new /icon('icons/mob/clothing/suit.dmi', "firesuit"), ICON_OVERLAY)
 				switch(backbag)