diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
index 5bffc3175f3..5fefccbdd4f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	pass_flags = PASSTABLE
 	braintype = "Robot"
 	lawupdate = 0
-	density = 1
+	density = 0
 	ventcrawler = 2
 	req_access = list(access_engine, access_robotics)
 	local_transmit = 1
@@ -336,4 +336,8 @@
 	src.verbs |= silicon_subsystems
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/remove_robot_verbs()
-	src.verbs -= silicon_subsystems
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+	src.verbs -= silicon_subsystems
+
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/update_canmove()
+	. = ..()
+	density = 0 //this is reset every canmove update otherwise
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