diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/railings.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/railings.dm
index 2a80f818598..38940772015 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/railings.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/railings.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		AddElement(/datum/element/connect_loc, loc_connections)
 
 	AddComponent(/datum/component/simple_rotation, ROTATION_NEEDS_ROOM, CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(on_rotation)))
+	on_rotation()
 
 /obj/structure/railing/proc/on_rotation()
 	if((NORTH | SOUTH) & dir)