diff --git a/src/pregmod/widgets/bodyswapWidgets.tw b/src/pregmod/widgets/bodyswapWidgets.tw
index affe70a34735ef0319c01aba4475416124ab90f4..612aee850961b571a69370547bd3ee0924e18821 100644
--- a/src/pregmod/widgets/bodyswapWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/pregmod/widgets/bodyswapWidgets.tw
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 <<set $args[0].hears = $args[1].hears>>
 <<set $args[0].earwear = $args[1].earwear>>
 <<set $args[0].earImplant = $args[1].earImplant>>
+<<set $args[0].earShape = $args[1].earShape>>
 <<set $args[0].origHColor = $args[1].origHColor>>
 <<set $args[0].hColor = $args[1].hColor>>
 <<set $args[0].hLength = $args[1].hLength>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/BackwardsCompatibility.tw b/src/uncategorized/BackwardsCompatibility.tw
index f8cadf3938308e5dab701a976726d7414d0bf010..068bf4765cab4738638e32455a1f9ff6a61b9b03 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/BackwardsCompatibility.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/BackwardsCompatibility.tw
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 	<<unset $basenationalities>>
 <</if>>
 
+<<if ndef $slaves.earShape>>
+	<<set $slaves.earShape = "normal">>
+<</if>>
+
 <<if ndef $PC.name>>
 <<if def $PCName>>
 	<<set $PC.name = $PCName>>