diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
index 91fc473be..064473e99 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             t = new Texture2D(graphicsDevice, 1, 1);
             t.SetData(new Color[] { Color.White });// fill the texture with white
 
-            submarineIcon = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(0, 192, 64, 64), null);
+            submarineIcon = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(0, 192, 64, 64));
             submarineIcon.Origin = submarineIcon.size / 2;
 
-            arrow = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(80, 240, 16, 16), null);
+            arrow = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(80, 240, 16, 16));
             arrow.Origin = arrow.size / 2;
 
-            SpeechBubbleIcon = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(0, 129, 65, 61), null);
+            SpeechBubbleIcon = new Sprite("Content/UI/uiIcons.png", new Rectangle(0, 129, 65, 61));
             SpeechBubbleIcon.Origin = SpeechBubbleIcon.size / 2;
         }
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Sprite/Sprite.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Sprite/Sprite.cs
index 73eda078d..b93fe030c 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Sprite/Sprite.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Sprite/Sprite.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public float rotation;
 
-        public SpriteEffects effects;
+        public SpriteEffects effects = SpriteEffects.None;
 
         protected float depth;
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         partial void LoadTexture(ref Vector4 sourceVector, ref bool shouldReturn);
         partial void CalculateSourceRect();
 
+        // TODO: use the Init method below?
         public Sprite(XElement element, string path = "", string file = "")
         {
             if (file == "")
@@ -106,50 +107,39 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public Sprite(string newFile, Vector2 newOrigin)
         {
-            file = newFile;
-
-            Vector4 sourceVector = Vector4.Zero;
-            bool shouldReturn = false;
-            LoadTexture(ref sourceVector, ref shouldReturn);
-            if (shouldReturn) return;
-
-            CalculateSourceRect();
-
-            size = new Vector2(sourceRect.Width, sourceRect.Height);
-
-            origin = new Vector2((float)sourceRect.Width * newOrigin.X, (float)sourceRect.Height * newOrigin.Y);
-
-            effects = SpriteEffects.None;
-
-            list.Add(this);
+            Init(newFile, newOrigin: newOrigin);
         }
         
-        public Sprite(string newFile, Rectangle? sourceRectangle, Vector2? newOffset, float newRotation = 0.0f)
+        public Sprite(string newFile, Rectangle? sourceRectangle, Vector2? newOffset = null, float newRotation = 0)
+        {
+            Init(newFile, sourceRectangle: sourceRectangle, newOffset: newOffset, newRotation: newRotation);
+        }
+        
+        private void Init(string newFile, Rectangle? sourceRectangle = null, Vector2? newOrigin = null, Vector2? newOffset = null, float newRotation = 0)
         {
             file = newFile;
             Vector4 sourceVector = Vector4.Zero;
             bool shouldReturn = false;
             LoadTexture(ref sourceVector, ref shouldReturn);
             if (shouldReturn) return;
-
-            if (sourceRectangle != null)
+            if (sourceRectangle.HasValue)
             {
-                sourceRect = (Rectangle)sourceRectangle;
+                sourceRect = sourceRectangle.Value;
             }
             else
             {
                 CalculateSourceRect();
             }
-            
-            offset = newOffset ?? Vector2.Zero; 
-            
-            size = new Vector2(sourceRect.Width, sourceRect.Height);
-
-            origin = Vector2.Zero;
-                        
+            offset = newOffset ?? Vector2.Zero;
+            if (newOrigin.HasValue)
+            {
+                origin = new Vector2(sourceRect.Width * newOrigin.Value.X, sourceRect.Height * newOrigin.Value.Y);
+            }
             rotation = newRotation;
-
-            list.Add(this);
+            if (!list.Contains(this))
+            {
+                list.Add(this);
+            }
         }
         
         public void Remove()