diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/aliens.dm
index 2b9ac1cbe1..43b2765a51 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/aliens.dm
@@ -10,19 +10,13 @@
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/xeno
 	color = BLOOD_COLOR_XENO
+	guts_colors = BLOOD_COLOR_XENO
+	racial = "alien"
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/xeno/Initialize(mapload, list/datum/disease/diseases)
 	. = ..()
 	reagents.add_reagent("liquidxenogibs", 5)
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/xeno/update_icon()
-	if(gib_overlay)
-		var/icon/blood = new(icon,"[icon_state]",dir)
-		var/image/gibz = new(icon, icon_state + "x-overlay")
-		blood.Blend(blood_DNA_to_color(),ICON_MULTIPLY)
-		gibz.appearance_flags = RESET_COLOR
-		add_overlay(gibz)
-
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/xeno/streak(list/directions)
 	set waitfor = 0
 	var/direction = pick(directions)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/gibs.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/gibs.dm
index 55ad9b4551..f5b87de9b9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/gibs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable/gibs.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	var/gib_overlay = FALSE
 	var/body_colors = "#e3ba84"	//a default color just in case.
 	var/guts_colors = "#4c276d"
-	var/racial = "c"
+	var/racial = "carbon"
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/Initialize(mapload, list/datum/disease/diseases)
 	. = ..()
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 		colorlist[index] = colorlist[index]/255
 	cut_overlays()
 	if(gib_overlay)
-		var/mutable_appearance/gibs = new(icon, "[icon_state]_[racial]_[gib_overlay]")
+		var/image/gibs = image(icon, "[icon_state]_[racial]_[gib_overlay]")
 		gibs.color = colorlist
-		add_overlay(gibs)
+		icon_state = gibs
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/ex_act(severity, target)
 	return
diff --git a/icons/effects/blood.dmi b/icons/effects/blood.dmi
index 09576e9f1b..0ec32d43c9 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/blood.dmi and b/icons/effects/blood.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/effects/blood_to_convert.dmi b/icons/effects/blood_to_convert.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1bd580880
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