diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
index 539147c5cd1..6a2e81e125c 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var/datum/subsystem/atoms/SSatoms
 
 /datum/subsystem/atoms
 	name = "Atoms"
-	init_order = 12
+	init_order = 11
 	flags = SS_NO_FIRE
 
 	var/initialized = INITIALIZATION_INSSOBJ
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
index b5fc93bae01..8d262bdc5cc 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/objects.dm
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ var/datum/subsystem/objects/SSobj
 
 /datum/subsystem/objects
 	name = "Objects"
-	init_order = 11
 	priority = 40
+	flags = SS_NO_INIT
 
 	var/initialized = INITIALIZATION_INSSOBJ
 	var/old_initialized