diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Engines/CannedEvil/ChampionSpawn.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Engines/CannedEvil/ChampionSpawn.cs
index 9e95df3b7..a939f6b19 100755
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Engines/CannedEvil/ChampionSpawn.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Engines/CannedEvil/ChampionSpawn.cs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public partial class ChampionSpawn : Item
             };
         }
 
-        Active = true;
+        _active = true;
         ReadyToActivate = false;
         HasBeenAdvanced = false;
         MaxLevel = 16 + Utility.Random(3);