diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/meteor/meteors.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/meteor/meteors.dm
index 60bbefb7fc..f518612223 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/meteor/meteors.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/meteor/meteors.dm
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(meteorsC, list(/obj/effect/meteor/dust)) //for space dust event
 		if(max_i<=0)
 			return
 	var/Me = pickweight(meteortypes)
-	var/obj/effect/meteor/M = new Me(pickedstart)
+	var/obj/effect/meteor/M = new Me(pickedstart, pickedgoal)
 	M.dest = pickedgoal
 	M.z_original = M.z
-	spawn(0)
-		walk_towards(M, M.dest, 1)
 
 /proc/spaceDebrisStartLoc(startSide, Z)
 	var/starty
@@ -124,12 +122,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(meteorsC, list(/obj/effect/meteor/dust)) //for space dust event
 	walk(src,0) //this cancels the walk_towards() proc
 	. = ..()
 
-/obj/effect/meteor/New()
-	..()
+/obj/effect/meteor/Initialize(mapload, target)
+	. = ..()
 	GLOB.meteor_list += src
 	SSaugury.register_doom(src, threat)
 	SpinAnimation()
 	QDEL_IN(src, lifetime)
+	chase_target(target)
 
 /obj/effect/meteor/Collide(atom/A)
 	if(A)
@@ -184,6 +183,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(meteorsC, list(/obj/effect/meteor/dust)) //for space dust event
 		var/thing_to_spawn = pick(meteordrop)
 		new thing_to_spawn(get_turf(src))
 
+/obj/effect/meteor/proc/chase_target(atom/chasing, delay = 1)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	if(chasing)
+		walk_towards(src, chasing, delay)
+
 /obj/effect/meteor/proc/meteor_effect()
 	if(heavy)
 		var/sound/meteor_sound = sound(meteorsound)