diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/atmospherics.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/atmospherics.dm
index a7fe9ddd537..3f287964e02 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/atmospherics.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/atmospherics.dm
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ Pipelines + Other Objects -> Pipe network
 	initialize_directions = P
 	var/turf/T = loc
 	level = T.intact ? 2 : 1	
+	add_fingerprint(usr)
 	initialize()
 	var/list/nodes = pipeline_expansion()
 	for(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/A in nodes)