diff --git a/Content.Client/Mech/Ui/MechMenu.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Mech/Ui/MechMenu.xaml.cs
index 6f39bc386ee41b..7ce863b7cd74b0 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Mech/Ui/MechMenu.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Mech/Ui/MechMenu.xaml.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public sealed partial class MechMenu : FancyWindow
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly IEntityManager _ent = default!;
 
-    private readonly EntityUid _mech;
+    private EntityUid _mech;
 
     public event Action<EntityUid>? OnRemoveButtonPressed;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public MechMenu()
     public void SetEntity(EntityUid uid)
     {
         MechView.SetEntity(uid);
+        _mech = uid;
     }
 
     public void UpdateMechStats()