diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 62037219eeb..46f80bc1919 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 				hud_list[hud] = list()
 			else
 				var/image/I = image('icons/mob/hud.dmi', src, "")
-				I.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
+				I.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR | RESET_TRANSFORM
 				hud_list[hud] = I
 
 /mob/proc/generate_name()