diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 235996e571f..7d9aa6e7fb1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 				hud_list[hud] = list()
 			else
 				var/image/I = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "")
+				I.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR | RESET_ALPHA
 				hud_list[hud] = I
 
 /mob/proc/generate_name()