diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/clown_items.dm b/code/game/objects/items/clown_items.dm
index adc20039ee..19fa68b93e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/clown_items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/clown_items.dm
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@
 	throw_range = 7
 	attack_verb = list("HONKED")
 	var/moodlet = "honk" //used to define which kind of moodlet is added to the honked target
-	var/honksound = 'sound/items/bikehorn.ogg'
+	var/list/honksounds = list('sound/items/bikehorn.ogg' = 1)
 
 /obj/item/bikehorn/ComponentInitialize()
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/squeak, list("[honksound]" = 1), 50) //Because list() is using named argument syntax here, we need to wrap the honksound between double quotes to pass it down correctly.
+	AddComponent(/datum/component/squeak, honksounds, 50)
 
 /obj/item/bikehorn/attack(mob/living/carbon/M, mob/living/carbon/user)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, moodlet, /datum/mood_event/honk)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 	name = "air horn"
 	desc = "Damn son, where'd you find this?"
 	icon_state = "air_horn"
-	honksound = 'sound/items/airhorn2.ogg'
+	honksounds = list('sound/items/airhorn2.ogg' = 1)
 
 //golden bikehorn
 /obj/item/bikehorn/golden