diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
index 63ba22d87f8..4d0a9612b07 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling_powers.dm
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 
 	T.dna.real_name = T.real_name //Set this again, just to be sure that it's properly set.
 	changeling.absorbed_dna |= T.dna
+	T.real_name = "Unknown"
 	if(src.nutrition < 400) src.nutrition = min((src.nutrition + T.nutrition), 400)
 	changeling.chem_charges += 10
 	changeling.geneticpoints += 2