diff --git a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
index 7b438f44db..866ea85dbf 100644
--- a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	if(..())
 		return
 	ADD_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_DWARF, GENETIC_MUTATION)
-	AddElement(/datum/element/dwarfism, COMSIG_HUMAN_MUTATION_LOSS, src)
+	owner.AddElement(/datum/element/dwarfism, COMSIG_HUMAN_MUTATION_LOSS, src)
 	passtable_on(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] suddenly shrinks!</span>", "<span class='notice'>Everything around you seems to grow..</span>")
 
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 	if(..())
 		return
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_DWARF, GENETIC_MUTATION)
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
 	passtable_off(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] suddenly grows!</span>", "<span class='notice'>Everything around you seems to shrink..</span>")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/dwarves.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/dwarves.dm
index 0a44891a70..dfeff24141 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/dwarves.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/dwarves.dm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(dwarf_last, world.file2list("strings/names/dwarf_last.txt")) //
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = C
 	H.facial_hair_style = dwarf_hair
 	H.update_hair()
-	AddElement(/datum/element/dwarfism, COMSIG_SPECIES_LOSS, src)
+	H.AddElement(/datum/element/dwarfism, COMSIG_SPECIES_LOSS, src)
 	RegisterSignal(C, COMSIG_MOB_SAY, .proc/handle_speech) //We register handle_speech is being used.
 
 /datum/species/dwarf/on_species_loss(mob/living/carbon/H, datum/species/new_species)