diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
index 4ff8904625..d9c6ed54c7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 		E.Grant(src)
 	create_reagents(100)
 	set_colour(new_colour)
-	..()
+	. = ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slime/proc/set_colour(new_colour)
 	colour = new_colour