diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/organ.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/organ.dm
index 53c0447589c..991a5d252ce 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/organ.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/organ.dm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /obj/item/organ/proc/update_health()
 	return
 
-/obj/item/organ/New(mob/living/carbon/holder)
+/obj/item/organ/New(mob/living/carbon/holder, datum/species/species_override = null)
 	..(holder)
 	if(!max_damage)
 		max_damage = min_broken_damage * 2
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 				blood_DNA[dna.unique_enzymes] = dna.b_type
 	else
 		dna = new /datum/dna(null)
+		if(species_override)
+			dna.species = new species_override
 
 /obj/item/organ/proc/set_dna(var/datum/dna/new_dna)
 	if(new_dna)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/subtypes/machine.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/subtypes/machine.dm
index 5eb8bd143f1..7c2aae08894 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/subtypes/machine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/subtypes/machine.dm
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 	encased = null
 	status = ORGAN_ROBOT
 
-/obj/item/organ/external/head/ipc/New()
-	..()
+/obj/item/organ/external/head/ipc/New(mob/living/carbon/holder, datum/species/species_override = null)
+	..(holder, /datum/species/machine) // IPC heads need to be explicitly set to this since you can print them
 	robotize("Morpheus Cyberkinetics")
 
 /obj/item/organ/external/chest/ipc