diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/sushi.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/sushi.inc.c
index 52282c647..3a9e06f48 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/sushi.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/sushi.inc.c
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ void bhv_sushi_shark_collision_loop(void) {
 }
 
 void bhv_sushi_shark_loop(void) {
+    if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
+        network_init_object(o, 4000.0f);
+        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oSushiSharkUnkF4);
+    }
+
+    struct Object* player = nearest_player_to_object(o);
+
     f32 sp1C = find_water_level(o->oPosX, o->oPosZ);
     o->oPosX = o->oHomeX + sins(o->oSushiSharkUnkF4) * 1700.0f;
     o->oPosZ = o->oHomeZ + coss(o->oSushiSharkUnkF4) * 1700.0f;
     o->oPosY = sp1C + o->oHomeY + sins(o->oSushiSharkUnkF4) * 200.0f;
     o->oMoveAngleYaw = o->oSushiSharkUnkF4 + 0x4000;
     o->oSushiSharkUnkF4 += 0x80;
-    if (gMarioObject->oPosY - sp1C > -500.0f)
+    if (player->oPosY - sp1C > -500.0f)
         if (o->oPosY - sp1C > -200.0f)
             spawn_object_with_scale(o, MODEL_WAVE_TRAIL, bhvObjectWaveTrail, 4.0f);
     if ((o->oTimer & 0xF) == 0)