diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
index 2e66a0486d3..08bf6ea34a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 	. = ..()
 	icon_state = "cleanbot[on]"
 
+	clean_dirt = typecacheof(clean_dirt)
+	clean_blood = typecacheof(clean_blood)
+
 	var/datum/job/janitor/J = new/datum/job/janitor
 	access_card.access += J.get_access()
 	prev_access = access_card.access