diff --git a/code/datums/components/species/xenochimera.dm b/code/datums/components/species/xenochimera.dm
index be3fe0da12b..4fc78725ad3 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/species/xenochimera.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/species/xenochimera.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	owner = parent
 	RegisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_XENOCHIMERA_COMPONENT, PROC_REF(handle_comp))
 	RegisterSignal(owner, COMSIG_HUMAN_DNA_FINALIZED, PROC_REF(handle_record))
+	if(owner.dna)
+		handle_record()
 	add_verb(owner, /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/reconstitute_form)
 
 /datum/component/xenochimera/Destroy(force)