diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index ea91e4f5d..3f0dc5783 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ bool bloodpool(DDukeActor* actor, bool puke)
 	if (actor->temp_data[2] < 32)
 	{
 		actor->temp_data[2]++;
-		if (attackerflag(actor, SFLAG_FLAMMABLEPOOLEFFECT))
+		if (actor->spr.detail == 1)
 		{
 			if (actor->spr.scale.X < 1 && actor->spr.scale.Y < 1)
 			{
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ bool bloodpool(DDukeActor* actor, bool puke)
 		if (actor->temp_data[1] == 1) return false;
 		actor->temp_data[1] = 1;
 
-		if (attackerflag(actor, SFLAG_FLAMMABLEPOOLEFFECT))
+		if (actor->spr.detail == 1)
 			ps[p].footprintcount = 10;
 		else ps[p].footprintcount = 3;
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/flammables.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/flammables.zs
index a800f7edb..775ff996f 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/flammables.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/flammables.zs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class DukeFlammable : DukeActor
 				{
 					spawned.pal = 2;
 					spawned.shade = 127;
+					spawned.detail = 1;
 				}
 			}
 			else