diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/eightball.dm b/code/game/objects/items/eightball.dm
index d8be420a08..15c6bcd4b1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/eightball.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/eightball.dm
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/toy/eightball/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	if(prob(1))
-		new /obj/item/toy/eightball/haunted(get_turf(src))
+	if(MakeHaunted())
 		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 
+/obj/item/toy/eightball/proc/MakeHaunted()
+	. = prob(1)
+	if(.)
+		new /obj/item/toy/eightball/haunted(loc)
+
 /obj/item/toy/eightball/attack_self(mob/user)
 	if(shaking)
 		return
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@
 	GLOB.poi_list -= src
 	. = ..()
 
+/obj/item/toy/eightball/haunted/MakeHaunted()
+	return FALSE
+
 /obj/item/toy/eightball/haunted/attack_ghost(mob/user)
 	if(!shaking)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src] is not currently being shaken.</span>")