diff --git a/modular_sand/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/fanaticminer.dm b/modular_sand/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/fanaticminer.dm
index 4eb227229d55..25c94af0048c 100644
--- a/modular_sand/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/fanaticminer.dm
+++ b/modular_sand/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/elites/fanaticminer.dm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	canloadappearance = TRUE
 	loadout_enabled = FALSE
 
-/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walkers_slave/special(mob/living/new_spawn)
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/ash_walkers_slave/special_post_appearance(mob/living/new_spawn)
 	. = ..()
 	new_spawn.grant_language(/datum/language/draconic, TRUE, TRUE, LANGUAGE_MIND)
 	var/obj/item/organ/lungs/ashwalker/lungs = new /obj/item/organ/lungs/ashwalker()