diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 7e85a2e0135..5dc9f08b6b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 		dna.ready_dna(src)
 		dna.real_name = real_name
 		sync_organ_dna() //this shouldn't be necessaaaarrrryyyyyyyy
+
+	if(species)
+		species.handle_dna(src)
+
 	UpdateAppearance()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/prepare_data_huds()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/monkey.dm
index 72d1a3a0e52..63806936e43 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/monkey.dm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 /datum/species/monkey/handle_dna(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	H.dna.SetSEState(MONKEYBLOCK,1)
+	genemutcheck(H, MONKEYBLOCK)
 
 /datum/species/monkey/handle_can_equip(obj/item/I, slot, disable_warning = 0, mob/living/carbon/human/user)
 	switch(slot)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
index f1fbf8c8299..20b1ecdfba3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
@@ -307,10 +307,9 @@
 	return
 
 /datum/species/proc/handle_post_spawn(var/mob/living/carbon/C) //Handles anything not already covered by basic species assignment.
-	handle_dna(C)
 	return
 
-/datum/species/proc/handle_dna(var/mob/living/carbon/C, var/remove) //Handles DNA mutations, as that doesn't work at init.
+/datum/species/proc/handle_dna(var/mob/living/carbon/C, var/remove) //Handles DNA mutations, as that doesn't work at init. Make sure you call genemutcheck on any blocks changed here
 	return
 
 // Used for species-specific names (Vox, etc)