diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
index eba6c7ace8c..82e34dd3f79 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
@@ -319,12 +319,11 @@
 	atmos_mode = ATMOS_MODE_NO_DECAY
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/engine/singularity_pull(S, current_size)
-	..()
 	if(current_size >= STAGE_FIVE)
 		if(floor_tile)
 			if(prob(30))
 				new floor_tile(src)
-				make_plating()
+				make_plating(TRUE)
 		else if(prob(30))
 			ReplaceWithLattice()