diff --git a/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs b/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
index 098f65ef18..5c0c316898 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Preferences
             return new()
             {
                 Species = species,
+                Appearance = HumanoidCharacterAppearance.DefaultWithSpecies(species),
             };
         }