diff --git a/code/modules/mob/innate_abilities.dm b/code/modules/mob/innate_abilities.dm
index 5808b2079b..aa2a924abe 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/innate_abilities.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/innate_abilities.dm
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(innate_ability_typepaths, all_innate_ability_typepaths())
 		abilities = list(abilities)
 	LAZYINITLIST(ability_actions)
 	LAZYINITLIST(innate_abilities)
-	to_chat(world, "DEBUG: granting list [english_list(abilities)]")
 	for(var/ability in abilities)
 		LAZYINITLIST(innate_abilities[ability])
 		innate_abilities[ability] |= source
-		to_chat(world, "DEBG: granting [ability]")
 		if(ability_actions[ability])
 			continue
-		var/datum/action/innate/ability/A = new GLOB.innate_ability_typepaths[ability]
+		var/path = GLOB.innate_ability_typepaths[ability]
+		var/datum/action/innate/ability/A = new path
 		ability_actions[ability] = A
 		A.Grant(src)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/blobform.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/blobform.dm
index 101e19f9aa..e0da0c92e9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/blobform.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/innate_abilities/blobform.dm
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		if(!is_puddle)
 			if(CHECK_MOBILITY(H, MOBILITY_USE)) //if we can use items, we can turn into a puddle
 				is_puddle = TRUE //so we know which transformation to use when its used
+				ADD_TRIAT(H, TRAIT_HUMAN_NO_RENDER, SLIMEPUDDLE_TRAIT)
 				owner.cut_overlays() //we dont show our normal sprite, we show a puddle sprite
 				var/obj/effect/puddle_effect = new puddle_into_effect(get_turf(owner), owner.dir)
 				puddle_effect.color = mutcolor
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_COMBAT_MODE_LOCKED, SLIMEPUDDLE_TRAIT)
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_MOBILITY_NOREST, SLIMEPUDDLE_TRAIT)
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_ARMOR_BROKEN, SLIMEPUDDLE_TRAIT)
+	REMOVE_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_HUMAN_NO_RENDER, SLIME_PUDDLE_TRAIT)
 	H.update_disabled_bodyparts(silent = TRUE)
 	H.remove_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/slime_puddle)
 	H.layer += 1 //go one layer back above!
@@ -106,6 +108,5 @@
 	is_puddle = FALSE
 	if(squeak)
 		squeak.RemoveComponent()
-	owner.regenerate_icons()
 	transforming = FALSE
 	UpdateButtonIcon()