diff --git a/code/game/turfs/initialization/init.dm b/code/game/turfs/initialization/init.dm
index 3590275831..eda55c47ae 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/initialization/init.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/initialization/init.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 /area/initialize()
 	..()
-	if(turf_initializer)
-		for(var/turf/simulated/T in src)
+	for(var/turf/simulated/T in src)
+		T.initialize()
+		if(turf_initializer)
 			turf_initializer.initialize(T)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
index c8262146e7..e1e65e6b2d 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 		holy = 1
 	levelupdate()
 
+/turf/simulated/proc/initialize()
+	return
+
 /turf/simulated/proc/AddTracks(var/typepath,var/bloodDNA,var/comingdir,var/goingdir,var/bloodcolor="#A10808")
 	var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/tracks/tracks = locate(typepath) in src
 	if(!tracks)
 		tracks = new typepath(src)
 	tracks.AddTracks(bloodDNA,comingdir,goingdir,bloodcolor)
-	
+
 /turf/simulated/proc/update_dirt()
 	dirt = min(dirt++, 101)
 	var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/dirt/dirtoverlay = locate(/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/dirt, src)
diff --git a/code/modules/multiz/turf.dm b/code/modules/multiz/turf.dm
index 27bdc8ec62..b358cd0fbb 100644
--- a/code/modules/multiz/turf.dm
+++ b/code/modules/multiz/turf.dm
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 	var/list/underlay_references
 	var/global/overlay_map = list()
 
-/turf/simulated/open/New()
-	. = ..()
-	spawn(1)
-		below = GetBelow(src)
-		ASSERT(HasBelow(z))
+/turf/simulated/open/initialize()
+	..()
+	below = GetBelow(src)
+	ASSERT(HasBelow(z))
 
 /turf/simulated/open/Entered(var/atom/movable/mover)
 	// only fall down in defined areas (read: areas with artificial gravitiy)