diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
index e453f4c595a..33e7cc47964 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	var/notransform
 	var/original_icon = 'icons/mob/robots.dmi'
 	var/ui_style_vr = FALSE //Do we use our hud icons?
+	does_spin = FALSE
 	var/vr_icons = list(
 					   "handy-hydro",
 					   "handy-service",
@@ -234,4 +235,4 @@
 	if(!can_buckle || !istype(M) || !M.Adjacent(src) || M.buckled)
 		return
 	if(buckle_mob(M))
-		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] starts riding [name]!</span>")
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+		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] starts riding [name]!</span>")