diff --git a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
index 3cbf4b3cd2..cce138e82c 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(family_heirlooms)
 	gain_text = null // Handled by trauma.
 	lose_text = null
 	medical_record_text = "Patient has an untreatable impairment in motor function in the lower extremities."
+	on_spawn_immediate = FALSE
 
 /datum/quirk/paraplegic/add()
 	var/datum/brain_trauma/severe/paralysis/paraplegic/T = new()