diff --git a/monsters.sty b/monsters.sty
index ed16e57bea19104fb4c9d5effdbf541c749e5d69..7d7aa84804fba793d1345a3dc8fdeaf3b06fc11b 100644
--- a/monsters.sty
+++ b/monsters.sty
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@
 {\ifodd\thepage 2\else 3\fi}% DR
 {\arabic{r3}}% AGGRESSION
 {Athletics~2, Stealth~\arabic{enc}, Tactics~\arabic{r3}}% SKILLS
-{\tentacles}% ABILITIES
-{}
+{}% ABILITIES
+{
+  \renewcommand\abilities{\tentacles}
+}
 }
 
 \newcommand{\basilisk}[1][\npc{\A}{Basilisk}]{