diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
index 5e5f6a06ef3..7ac6d7a6f44 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 		// We're a monkey
 		dna.SetSEState(MONKEYBLOCK,   1)
+		dna.SetSEValue(MONKEYBLOCK,0xFFF)
 		// Fix gender
 		dna.SetUIState(DNA_UI_GENDER, gender != MALE, 1)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
index b59459fbb60..a4484536145 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 	O.dna = dna.Clone()
 	O.dna.SetSEState(MONKEYBLOCK,1)
+	O.dna.SetSEValue(MONKEYBLOCK,0xFFF)
 	O.loc = loc
 	O.viruses = viruses
 	O.a_intent = "harm"