diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
index f0ce98d4a5..3eb38fd299 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	max_integrity = 150
 	armor = list("melee" = 0, "bullet" = 0, "laser" = 0, "energy" = 100, "bomb" = 0, "bio" = 100, "rad" = 100, "fire" = 40, "acid" = 0)
 	var/frequency = 0
-	var/atom/target = null
+	var/atom/target
 	var/id_tag
 	var/target_layer = PIPING_LAYER_DEFAULT