diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm b/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
index 677b7afb5f..246dd77684 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/handcuffs.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/restraints
 	breakouttime = 600
+	var/demoralize_criminals = TRUE // checked on carbon/carbon.dm to decide wheter to apply the handcuffed negative moodlet or not.
 
 /obj/item/restraints/suicide_act(mob/living/carbon/user)
 	user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is strangling [user.p_them()]self with [src]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 	breakouttime = 600 //Deciseconds = 60s = 1 minute
 	armor = list("melee" = 0, "bullet" = 0, "laser" = 0, "energy" = 0, "bomb" = 0, "bio" = 0, "rad" = 0, "fire" = 50, "acid" = 50)
 	var/cuffsound = 'sound/weapons/handcuffs.ogg'
-	var/demoralize_criminals = TRUE // checked on carbon/carbon.dm to decide wheter to apply the handcuffed negative moodlet or not.
 	var/trashtype = null //for disposable cuffs
 
 /obj/item/restraints/handcuffs/attack(mob/living/carbon/C, mob/living/user)