diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm b/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
index 1c30c4c5184..e7d36df1fba 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/dehy_carp.dm
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@
 /obj/item/toy/carpplushie/dehy_carp/proc/Swell()
 	desc = "It's growing!"
 	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] swells up!</span>")
-
 	// Animation
 	icon = 'icons/mob/carp.dmi'
 	flick("carp_swell", src)
 	// Wait for animation to end
-	sleep(6)
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/make_carp), 6)
+
+/obj/item/toy/carpplushie/dehy_carp/proc/make_carp()
 	// Make space carp
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp/C = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp(get_turf(src))
 	// Make carp non-hostile to user, yes this means