diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index fbc7febe1e..6d95f947ed 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@
 		status_flags &= ~CANPUSH
 
 	if(module.clean_on_move)
-		AddElement(/datum/element/cleaning)
+		AddElement(/datum/element/cleaning, 1)
 	else
-		RemoveElement(/datum/element/cleaning)
+		RemoveElement(/datum/element/cleaning, 1)
 
 	hat_offset = module.hat_offset