diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/nano.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/nano.dm
index f9bb7a25d79..588849116ce 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/nano.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/nano.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var/obj/nano_module/crew_monitor/crew_monitor
+/mob/living/silicon/ai
+  var/obj/nano_module/crew_monitor/crew_monitor
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/init_subsystems()
 	crew_monitor = new(src)