diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/damage_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/damage_procs.dm
index 9f6a572fc8..651fec8415 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/damage_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/damage_procs.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/apply_damage(damage = 0,damagetype = BRUTE, def_zone = null, blocked = FALSE, forced = FALSE)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/apply_damage(damage = 0,damagetype = BRUTE, def_zone = null, blocked = FALSE, forced = FALSE, spread_damage)
 	// depending on the species, it will run the corresponding apply_damage code there
-	return dna.species.apply_damage(damage, damagetype, def_zone, blocked, src, forced)
+	return dna.species.apply_damage(damage, damagetype, def_zone, blocked, src, forced, spread_damage)