diff --git a/code/game/jobs/faction/faction.dm b/code/game/jobs/faction/faction.dm
index 1809243468a..9e4e5ca7a22 100644
--- a/code/game/jobs/faction/faction.dm
+++ b/code/game/jobs/faction/faction.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 		if(LAZYACCESS(job_species_blacklist, role.title))
 			role.blacklisted_species = job_species_blacklist[role.title]
 		else
-			role.blacklisted_species = initial(role.blacklisted_species)
+			var/datum/job/J = new role.type
+			role.blacklisted_species = J.blacklisted_species
 		. += role
 
 /datum/faction/proc/get_selection_error(datum/preferences/prefs)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/species_blacklist_fix.yml b/html/changelogs/species_blacklist_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67eba574cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/species_blacklist_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+author: mikomyazaki
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Faction job-species blacklists will no longer be nulled under some circumstances, allowing invalid job-species combinations."
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