diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/changeling.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/changeling.dm
index 3267f2bdc1..d06ebe9d9d 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/changeling.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/changeling/changeling.dm
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	var/datum/changelingprofile/first_prof = null
 	var/dna_max = 6 //How many extra DNA strands the changeling can store for transformation.
 	var/absorbedcount = 0
+	/// did we get succed by another changeling
+	var/hostile_absorbed = FALSE
 	var/trueabsorbs = 0//dna gained using absorb, not dna sting
 	var/chem_charges = 20
 	var/chem_storage = 75