diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/elite.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/elite.dm
index c41a31c76e..52eda34461 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/elite.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/elite.dm
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ While using this makes the system rely on OnFire, it still gives options for tim
 	playsound(loc,'sound/effects/tendril_destroyed.ogg', 200, 0, 50, TRUE, TRUE)
 	visible_message("<span class='boldwarning'>[src] begins to convulse violently before beginning to dissipate.</span>")
 	visible_message("<span class='boldwarning'>As [src] closes, something is forced up from down below.</span>")
-	var/obj/structure/closet/crate/necropolis/tendril/lootbox = new /obj/structure/closet/crate/necropolis/tendril(loc)
+	var/obj/structure/closet/crate/necropolis/tendril/lootbox = new mychild.crate_type(loc)
 	if(!boosted)
 		mychild = null
 		activator = null
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ While using this makes the system rely on OnFire, it still gives options for tim
 		return
 	var/lootpick = rand(1, 2)
 	if(lootpick == 1 && mychild.loot_drop != null)
-		new mychild.crate_type(loc)
+		new mychild.loot_drop(lootbox)
 	else
-		new mychild.crate_type(lootbox)
+		new /obj/item/tumor_shard(lootbox)
 	mychild = null
 	activator = null
 	qdel(src)