diff --git a/code/game/machinery/Sleeper.dm b/code/game/machinery/Sleeper.dm
index 91e7703074..f686635277 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/Sleeper.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/Sleeper.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/sleeper/Destroy()
 	var/obj/item/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer/buffer = new /obj/item/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer(loc)
 	buffer.volume = reagents.maximum_volume
+	buffer.reagents.maximum_volume = reagents.maximum_volume
 	reagents.trans_to(buffer.reagents, reagents.total_volume)
 	..()