diff --git a/code/datums/components/action_item_overlay.dm b/code/datums/components/action_item_overlay.dm
index bb5a049edbf..c6ed41172b5 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/action_item_overlay.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/action_item_overlay.dm
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@
 			return
 		current_button.cut_overlay(item_appearance)
 
-	var/mutable_appearance/muse_appearance = new(muse.appearance)
-	muse_appearance.plane = FLOAT_PLANE
-	muse_appearance.layer = FLOAT_LAYER
+	var/mutable_appearance/muse_appearance = mutable_appearance(muse.icon, muse.icon_state, FLOAT_LAYER, FLOAT_PLANE)
 	muse_appearance.pixel_x = 0
 	muse_appearance.pixel_y = 0