diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/xenomorphs/alien_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/xenomorphs/alien_species.dm
index 894cfb5c35..aed54a6b9c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/xenomorphs/alien_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/xenomorphs/alien_species.dm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	cold_level_2 = -1
 	cold_level_3 = -1
 
-	flags =  NO_SCAN | NO_PAIN | NO_SLIP | NO_POISON | NO_MINOR_CUT
+	flags =  NO_SCAN | NO_PAIN | NO_SLIP | NO_POISON | NO_MINOR_CUT | NO_INFECT
 	spawn_flags = SPECIES_IS_RESTRICTED
 
 	reagent_tag = IS_XENOS