diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
index fb8f4c5f07..d1bdac7e05 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/swarmer/swarmer.dm
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	remove_verb(src, /mob/living/verb/pulled)
 	for(var/datum/atom_hud/data/diagnostic/diag_hud in GLOB.huds)
 		diag_hud.add_to_hud(src)
-	src.AddElement(/datum/element/ventcrawling, given_tier = VENTCRAWLER_ALWAYS)
+	AddElement(/datum/element/ventcrawling, given_tier = VENTCRAWLER_ALWAYS)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/swarmer/med_hud_set_health()
 	var/image/holder = hud_list[DIAG_HUD]