diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index a56ecf2e1da..bfde856b831 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 	/// Minimum approach distance, so ranged mobs chase targets down, but still keep their distance set in tiles to the target, set higher to make mobs keep distance
 	var/minimum_distance = 1
 
-	var/decompose = FALSE //Does this mob decompose over time when dead?
+	var/decompose = TRUE //Does this mob decompose over time when dead?
 
 //These vars are related to how mobs locate and target
 	var/robust_searching = 0 //By default, mobs have a simple searching method, set this to 1 for the more scrutinous searching (stat_attack, stat_exclusive, etc), should be disabled on most mobs