diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/ocelot.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/ocelot.lua
index 8a7ea75453..65181a5810 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/ocelot.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/ocelot.lua
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ cat.on_spawn  = function(self)
 	if not self._texture then
 		self._texture = cat.textures[math.random(#cat.textures)]
 	end
-	self.object:set_properties({textures = {self._texture}})
+	self.object:set_properties({textures = self._texture})
 end
 
 mcl_mobs.register_mob("mobs_mc:cat", cat)