diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/events/marine_harvest.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/events/marine_harvest.gd
index 7e13378b..6331bc26 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/events/marine_harvest.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/events/marine_harvest.gd
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ func apply_necro_bloom(game_map: RefCounted, axial: Vector2i) -> void:
 		return  # not a dead spot
 
 	# Resurrect as merfolk_shallows (closest generic coastal resource)
-	tile.resource_id = "merfolk_shallows" if BiomeRegistry.has_tag(tile.biome_id, "is_coast") else "leviathan_grounds"
+	var is_coast: bool = BiomeRegistry.has_tag(tile.biome_id, "is_coast")
+	tile.resource_id = "merfolk_shallows" if is_coast else "leviathan_grounds"
 	tile.fish_stock = 50
 	EventBus.fishing_spot_migrated.emit(axial, axial)  # "migrated" back to same tile