diff --git a/Content.Server/Cloning/CloningSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Cloning/CloningSystem.cs
index e8c01ca3de..99e3e94e7a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Cloning/CloningSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Cloning/CloningSystem.cs
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Cloning.Systems
             // end of genetic damage checks
 
             var mob = Spawn(speciesPrototype.Prototype, Transform(clonePod.Owner).MapPosition);
-            _appearanceSystem.UpdateAppearance(mob, humanoid.Appearance);
-            _appearanceSystem.UpdateSexGender(mob, humanoid.Sex, humanoid.Gender);
+            _appearanceSystem.UpdateAppearance(mob, humanoid.Appearance, humanoid.Sex, humanoid.Gender, humanoid.Species, humanoid.Age);
 
             MetaData(mob).EntityName = MetaData(bodyToClone).EntityName;
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CharacterAppearance/Systems/SharedHumanoidAppearanceSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/CharacterAppearance/Systems/SharedHumanoidAppearanceSystem.cs
index 449cea6c5d..bc482cd47a 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CharacterAppearance/Systems/SharedHumanoidAppearanceSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CharacterAppearance/Systems/SharedHumanoidAppearanceSystem.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CharacterAppearance.Systems
             component.Dirty();
         }
 
-        private void UpdateAppearance(EntityUid uid, HumanoidCharacterAppearance appearance, Sex sex, Gender gender, string species, int age, HumanoidAppearanceComponent? component = null)
+        public void UpdateAppearance(EntityUid uid, HumanoidCharacterAppearance appearance, Sex sex, Gender gender, string species, int age, HumanoidAppearanceComponent? component = null)
         {
             if (!Resolve(uid, ref component)) return;