diff --git a/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm b/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
index 896f09034b..b1d23ea3a8 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ handles linking back and forth.
 		/datum/material/plastic,
 		)
 
-	mat_container = parent.AddComponent(/datum/component/material_container, allowed_mats, local_size, allowed_types=/obj/item/stack)
+	mat_container = parent.AddComponent(/datum/component/material_container, allowed_mats, local_size, allowed_types=/obj/item/stack, _after_insert = after_insert)
 
 /datum/component/remote_materials/proc/set_local_size(size)
 	local_size = size