diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/blank_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/blank_vr.dm
index e80bc081d4d..cd148944df9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/blank_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/blank_vr.dm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	return real.race_key
 
 /datum/species/custom/produceCopy(var/list/traits,var/mob/living/carbon/human/H,var/custom_base)
-	. = ..()
+	. = ..(traits, H)
 	if(selects_bodytype && custom_base)
 		var/datum/species/S = GLOB.all_species[custom_base]
 		S.copy_variables(., copy_vars)