diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin_trait.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin_trait.dm
index 66138a59ddb..73c182dfadd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin_trait.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin_trait.dm
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 /datum/trait/kintype/apply(var/datum/species/shadekin/S,var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	if(color && istype(S)) //Sanity check to see if they're actually a shadekin, otherwise just don't do anything. They shouldn't be able to spawn with the trait.
 		S.kin_type = color
+		..(S,H)
 		switch(color)
 			if(BLUE_EYES)
 				H.shapeshifter_set_eye_color("0000FF")
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@
 	var/obj/item/organ/internal/brain/shadekin/shade_organ = user.internal_organs_by_name[O_BRAIN]
 	if(!istype(shade_organ))
 		return
-	shade_organ.dark_energy = CLAMP(shade_organ.dark_energy + attack_damage,0,shade_organ.max_dark_energy) //Convert Damage done to Energy Gained
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+	shade_organ.dark_energy = CLAMP(shade_organ.dark_energy + attack_damage,0,shade_organ.max_dark_energy) //Convert Damage done to Energy Gained