diff --git a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
index ae1203df9ae..cca7c5e9b36 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
@@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup()
 datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup_objects()
 	admin_notice("<span class='danger'>Initializing objects</span>", R_DEBUG)
 	sleep(-1)
-	for(var/atom/movable/object in world)
+	objects_initialized = 1
+	for(var/A in objects_init_list)
+		var/atom/movable/object = A
 		if(isnull(object.gcDestroyed))
 			object.initialize()
 
+	objects_init_list.Cut()
+
 	admin_notice("<span class='danger'>Initializing areas</span>", R_DEBUG)
 	sleep(-1)
-	for(var/area/area in all_areas)
+	for(var/A in all_areas)
+		var/area/area = A
 		area.initialize()
 
 	admin_notice("<span class='danger'>Initializing pipe networks</span>", R_DEBUG)
diff --git a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
index 6c918a78788..78e928f0f8b 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 
 /atom/movable/New()
 	..()
-	if(auto_init && ticker && ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-		initialize()
+	if (objects_initialized)
+		if (auto_init)
+			initialize()
+	else
+		objects_init_list += src
 
 /atom/movable/Del()
 	if(isnull(gcDestroyed) && loc)
@@ -271,4 +274,3 @@ var/list/accessible_z_levels = list("1" = 5, "3" = 10, "4" = 15, "6" = 60)
 	if(!candidates.len)
 		return null
 	return text2num(pickweight(candidates))
-
diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index eeec488d973..93da2ce5bd7 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -167,4 +167,9 @@ var/global/const/TICKS_IN_SECOND = 10
 
 
 //List of exosuit tracking beacons, to save performance
-var/global/list/exo_beacons = list()
\ No newline at end of file
+var/global/list/exo_beacons = list()
+
+// Global variables to speed up object initialization.
+// Boolean to indicate whether objects should initialize themselves in their New() or wait for the game ticker to do it.
+// Check world.dm for the object list.
+var/global/objects_initialized = 0
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index f01e5f4a64f..9f73fcc7876 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 */
 var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 
+// The list of objects that will need to be initialized in ticker creation.
+var/global/list/objects_init_list = list()
+
 /*
 	Pre-map initialization stuff should go here.
 */