diff --git a/code/game/turfs/soro.dm b/code/game/turfs/soro.dm
index d7fc045e0f94..ed12c7374695 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/soro.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/soro.dm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/turf/floors/auto_lv_turf.dmi'
 	icon_state = "sand_1_1_N"
 
-	New()
+	/turf/open/floor/brown_dirt/random_rocks/New()
 		..()
 		icon_state = pick("sand_1_1_N", "sand_1_1_NE", "sand_1_1_E", "sand_1_1_SE", "sand_1_1_S", "sand_1_1_SW", "sand_1_1_W", "sand_1_1_NW")
 		dir = null
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/turf/floors/auto_lv_turf.dmi'
 	icon_state = "sand_1_2_N"
 
-	New()
+	/turf/open/floor/brown_dirt/random_rocks/New()
 		..()
 		icon_state = pick("sand_1_2_N", "sand_1_2_NE", "sand_1_2_E", "sand_1_2_SE", "sand_1_2_S", "sand_1_2_SW", "sand_1_2_W", "sand_1_2_NW")
 		dir = null