diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index c0ad4fd2b7..408529e297 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 		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>")
 	return(OXYLOSS)
 
-/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/New(loc, new_amount = null, var/param_color = null)
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/Initialize(mapload, new_amount = null, param_color = null)
 	. = ..()
 	if(new_amount) // MAXCOIL by default
 		amount = new_amount
@@ -779,9 +779,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 /obj/item/stack/cable_coil/cut
 	item_state = "coil_red2"
 
-/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/cut/New(loc)
-	..()
-	src.amount = rand(1,2)
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/cut/Initialize(mapload)
+	. =..()
+	amount = rand(1,2)
 	pixel_x = rand(-2,2)
 	pixel_y = rand(-2,2)
 	update_icon()
@@ -819,10 +819,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 	item_color = "white"
 	icon_state = "coil_white"
 
-/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/random/New()
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/random/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
 	item_color = pick("red","orange","yellow","green","cyan","blue","pink","white")
 	icon_state = "coil_[item_color]"
-	..()
+
 
 /obj/item/stack/cable_coil/random/five
 	amount = 5