diff --git a/src/npc/generate/generateGenetics.js b/src/npc/generate/generateGenetics.js
index bcb5775e2022a5cba7ed95d557591dfe7ce410bb..77907e6ff5edfddda6a1e69b24dd488cd18afe24 100644
--- a/src/npc/generate/generateGenetics.js
+++ b/src/npc/generate/generateGenetics.js
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ globalThis.generateGenetics = (function() {
 		// just in case something wrong gets through
 		switch (hEyeColor) {
 			case "blind blue":
-				hEyeColor = ["deep blue"];
+				hEyeColor = "deep blue";
 				break;
 			case "milky white":
 			case "implant":