diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/fax.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/fax.dm
index e672c4bdb17e..0c6552049daa 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/fax.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/fax.dm
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/fax/ruin
 	visible_to_network = FALSE
+	special_networks = list()
 
 /obj/machinery/fax/ruin/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()