diff --git a/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgloot.dm b/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgloot.dm
index cabcc57f0c..08cfe7aeea 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgloot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgloot.dm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 	var/datum/rpg_loot/rpg_loot_datum = target.rpg_loot
 	if(!istype(rpg_loot_datum))
-		rpg_loot_datum = new /datum/rpg_loot(target)
+		target.rpg_loot = rpg_loot_datum = new /datum/rpg_loot(target)
 
 	var/quality = rpg_loot_datum.quality