diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/DeploySmolderingCrater.pm b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/DeploySmolderingCrater.pm
index adbdb780..d603f021 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/DeploySmolderingCrater.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/DeploySmolderingCrater.pm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ after handle_arrival_procedures => sub {
             y           => $y,
         });
         $body_attacked->build_building($deployed, 1);
-        $deployed->start_work({},3600 * randint(24,168));
+        $deployed->start_work({},3600 * randint(24,168))->update;
         $body_attacked->needs_surface_refresh(1);
         $body_attacked->update;
     }