diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/arousal/genitals.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/arousal/genitals.dm
index 13d4a6d44e..b7f178bca5 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/arousal/genitals.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/arousal/genitals.dm
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/update_genitals()
 	if(QDELETED(src))
 		return
-	var/static/list/relevant_layers
-	if(!relevant_layers)
-		relevant_layers = list()
-		relevant_layers[GENITALS_BEHIND_LAYER] = "BEHIND"
-		relevant_layers[GENITALS_FRONT_LAYER] = "FRONT"
+	var/static/list/relevant_layers = list("[GENITALS_BEHIND_LAYER]" = "BEHIND", "[GENITALS_FRONT_LAYER]" = "FRONT")
+	var/static/list/layers_num
+	if(!layers_num)
+		for(var/L in relevant_layers)
+			LAZYSET(layers_num, L, text2num(L))
 	for(var/L in relevant_layers) //Less hardcode
-		remove_overlay(L)
+		remove_overlay(layers_num[L])
 	remove_overlay(GENITALS_EXPOSED_LAYER)
 	if(!LAZYLEN(internal_organs) || ((NOGENITALS in dna.species.species_traits) && !genital_override) || HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_HUSK))
 		return
@@ -320,14 +320,14 @@
 				standing += genital_overlay
 
 		if(LAZYLEN(standing))
-			overlays_standing[layer] = standing
+			overlays_standing[layers_num[layer]] = standing
 
 	if(LAZYLEN(fully_exposed))
 		overlays_standing[GENITALS_EXPOSED_LAYER] = fully_exposed
 		apply_overlay(GENITALS_EXPOSED_LAYER)
 
 	for(var/L in relevant_layers)
-		apply_overlay(L)
+		apply_overlay(layers_num[L])
 
 
 //Checks to see if organs are new on the mob, and changes their colours so that they don't get crazy colours.