diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Machinery.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Machinery.dm
index 87fb193bed1..7d8c6411002 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Machinery.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Machinery.dm
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
 	var/max_pill_count = 20
 
 /obj/machinery/chem_master/New()
+	..()
 	var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(100)
 	reagents = R
 	R.my_atom = src