diff --git a/code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm b/code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm
index 29317bc37ef..316130d1566 100644
--- a/code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm
+++ b/code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ in their list
 	if(!path)
 		throw EXCEPTION("Path not found: [path]")
 
-	var/atom/movable/thing = new path(loc)
+	// Since Initialize() eats the first argument
+	// we need to pass loc twice for organs, otherwise
+	// they'll never attach to the mob. But if it's passed
+	// for everything, it'll break shit cause it gets passed random args.
+	var/atom/movable/thing
+	if(ispath(path, /obj/item/organ))
+		thing = new path(loc, loc)
+	else
+		thing = new path(loc)
 	thing.deserialize(data)
 	return thing