diff --git a/code/game/objects/random/random.dm b/code/game/objects/random/random.dm
index e5263fa168e..b2ac5b65155 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/random/random.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/random/random.dm
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 
 // creates a new object and deletes itself
-/obj/random/New()
-	..()
+/obj/random/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
 	if(!prob(spawn_nothing_percentage))
 		spawn_item()
-	qdel(src)
+	return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 
 
 // this function should return a specific item to spawn
 /obj/random/proc/item_to_spawn()
-	return 0
+	return
 
 
 // creates the random item