diff --git a/code/modules/events/spacevine.dm b/code/modules/events/spacevine.dm
index 69bfa6e569..89b70f8951 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/spacevine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/spacevine.dm
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@
 /datum/spacevine_controller/New(turf/location, list/muts, potency, production, datum/round_event/event = null)
 	vines = list()
 	growth_queue = list()
+	spawn_spacevine_piece(location, null, muts)
 	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	vine_mutations_list = list()
 	init_subtypes(/datum/spacevine_mutation/, vine_mutations_list)