diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
index c2f654f8553..1f2078f0037 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 /obj/item/claymore/highlander/process()
 	if(ishuman(loc))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/holder = loc
-		layer = ABOVE_ALL_MOB_LAYER //NO HIDING BEHIND PLANTS FOR YOU, DICKWEED (HA GET IT, BECAUSE WEEDS ARE PLANTS)
+		holder.layer = ABOVE_ALL_MOB_LAYER //NO HIDING BEHIND PLANTS FOR YOU, DICKWEED (HA GET IT, BECAUSE WEEDS ARE PLANTS)
 		ADD_TRAIT(holder, TRAIT_NOBLOOD, HIGHLANDER_TRAIT) //AND WE WON'T BLEED OUT LIKE COWARDS
 	else
 		if(!(flags_1 & ADMIN_SPAWNED_1))
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 
 /obj/item/claymore/highlander/robot/process()
-	layer = ABOVE_ALL_MOB_LAYER
+	loc.layer = ABOVE_ALL_MOB_LAYER
 
 /obj/item/katana
 	name = "katana"