diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/alien/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/alien/aliens.dm
index 552e8672f8f..bdcbe95e7f1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/alien/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/alien/aliens.dm
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Alien plants should do something if theres a lot of poison
 				continue
 
 			if(!W.linked_node)
-				linked_node = src
+				W.linked_node = src
 
 			W.color = W.linked_node.set_color