diff --git a/Content.Shared/Polymorph/Systems/SharedChameleonProjectorSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Polymorph/Systems/SharedChameleonProjectorSystem.cs
index d8f0fc022f..69b9bf8f8d 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Polymorph/Systems/SharedChameleonProjectorSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Polymorph/Systems/SharedChameleonProjectorSystem.cs
@@ -294,19 +294,18 @@ public abstract class SharedChameleonProjectorSystem : EntitySystem
     /// <summary>
     /// Try to get a single component from the source entity/prototype.
     /// </summary>
-    private bool GetSrcComp<T>(ChameleonDisguiseComponent comp, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? src) where T: Component
+    private bool GetSrcComp<T>(ChameleonDisguiseComponent comp, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? src) where T : Component, new()
     {
-        src = null;
         if (TryComp(comp.SourceEntity, out src))
             return true;
 
-        if (comp.SourceProto is not {} protoId)
+        if (comp.SourceProto is not { } protoId)
             return false;
 
         if (!_proto.TryIndex<EntityPrototype>(protoId, out var proto))
             return false;
 
-        return proto.TryGetComponent(out src);
+        return proto.TryGetComponent(out src, EntityManager.ComponentFactory);
     }
 }