diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/explosives/grenades/marines.dm b/code/game/objects/items/explosives/grenades/marines.dm
index 079eef0139b1..6f25597cbfea 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/explosives/grenades/marines.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/explosives/grenades/marines.dm
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 
 
 /obj/effect/overlay/sebb/Initialize()
-	..()
+	. = ..()
 	QDEL_IN(src,time_to_live)