diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/synthetic.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/synthetic.dm
index 43d7682ee252..e518a470993f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/synthetic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/synthetic.dm
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 /datum/species/synthetic/colonial/working_joe/handle_death(mob/living/carbon/human/H, gibbed)
 	if(!gibbed) //A gibbed Joe won't have a death rattle
 		playsound(H.loc, pick_weight(list('sound/voice/joe/death_normal.ogg' = 75, 'sound/voice/joe/death_silence.ogg' = 10, 'sound/voice/joe/death_tomorrow.ogg' = 10,'sound/voice/joe/death_dream.ogg' = 5)), 25, FALSE)
+	. = ..()
 
 // Synth used for W-Y Deathsquads
 /datum/species/synthetic/colonial/combat