diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle.dm
index 09365fa7e2..c5469024e6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle.dm
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 	maxHealth = 100
 	icon = 'icons/mob/32x64.dmi'
 	icon_state = "pickle"
-	del_on_death = TRUE
 	deathmessage = "The pickle implodes into its own existential dread and disappears!"
 	friendly_verb_continuous = "tickles"
 	friendly_verb_simple = "tickle"
+	del_on_death = TRUE
 	var/mob/living/original_body
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/UnarmedAttack(atom/A)
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
 		var/mob/laugher = A
 		laugher.emote("laugh")
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/Destroy(force, kill_body = TRUE)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/death()
+	..()
 	if(original_body)
-		if(kill_body)
-			original_body.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN, 200) //to be fair, you have to have a very high iq to understand-
+		original_body.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN, 200) //to be fair, you have to have a very high iq to understand-
 		original_body.forceMove(get_turf(src))
 		if(mind)
 			mind.transfer_to(original_body)
-	..()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/wabbajack_act() //restore users name before its used on the new mob
+	if(original_body)
+		real_name = original_body.real_name
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
index 8f86f8edc4..608574a9d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/transform_procs.dm
@@ -585,7 +585,13 @@
 /mob/living/proc/turn_into_pickle()
 	//if they're already a pickle, turn them back instead
 	if(istype(src, /mob/living/simple_animal/pickle))
-		qdel(src, FALSE) //this means the body inside the pickle will be dropped without killing it
+		//turn them back from being a pickle, but release them alive
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/existing_pickle = src
+		if(existing_pickle.original_body)
+			existing_pickle.original_body.forceMove(get_turf(src))
+			if(mind)
+				mind.transfer_to(existing_pickle.original_body)
+			qdel(src)
 	else
 		//make a new pickle on the tile and move their mind into it if possible
 		var/mob/living/simple_animal/pickle/new_pickle = new /mob/living/simple_animal/pickle(get_turf(src))
diff --git a/icons/mob/32x64.dmi b/icons/mob/32x64.dmi
index 79a4c8a7fd..cddf9599b4 100644
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