diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/blood_magic.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/blood_magic.dm
index 71b6c186f58..16ac567fdca 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/blood_magic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/blood_magic.dm
@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@
 		var/our_view = hud.mymob?.client?.view || "15x15"
 		var/atom/movable/screen/movable/action_button/button = viewers[hud]
 		var/position = screen_loc_to_offset(button.screen_loc)
-		var/spells_iterated = 0
+		var/list/position_list = list()
+		for(var/possible_position in 1 to MAX_BLOODCHARGE)
+			position_list += possible_position
 		for(var/datum/action/innate/cult/blood_spell/blood_spell in spells)
-			spells_iterated += 1
 			if(blood_spell.positioned)
+				position_list.Remove(blood_spell.positioned)
 				continue
 			var/atom/movable/screen/movable/action_button/moving_button = blood_spell.viewers[hud]
 			if(!moving_button)
 				continue
-			var/our_x = position[1] + spells_iterated * world.icon_size // Offset any new buttons into our list
+			var/first_available_slot = position_list[1]
+			var/our_x = position[1] + first_available_slot * world.icon_size // Offset any new buttons into our list
 			hud.position_action(moving_button, offset_to_screen_loc(our_x, position[2], our_view))
-			blood_spell.positioned = TRUE
+			blood_spell.positioned = first_available_slot
 
 /datum/action/innate/cult/blood_magic/Activate()
 	var/rune = FALSE