diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 1811f3f8715..59dfe72b318 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 		load_path(parent.ckey)
 		if(load_and_save && !fexists(path))
 			try_savefile_type_migration()
-		unlock_content = !!parent.IsByondMember() || GLOB.donator_list[parent.ckey] //SKYRAT EDIT - ADDED DONATOR CHECK
-		if(unlock_content)
+		unlock_content = !!parent.IsByondMember()
+		donator_status = !!GLOB.donator_list[parent.ckey] //SKYRAT EDIT ADD - DONATOR CHECK
+		if(unlock_content || donator_status) //SKYRAT EDIT - ADD DONATOR CHECK
 			max_save_slots = 50 //SKYRAT EDIT - ORIGINAL 8
 	else
 		CRASH("attempted to create a preferences datum without a client or mock!")
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/login.dm b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/login.dm
index fbf57ccf0b5..96c9a6c2d2b 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/login.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/login.dm
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	if(SSplayer_ranks.initialized)
-		SSplayer_ranks.update_prefs_unlock_content(client?.prefs)
+		SSplayer_ranks.update_prefs_donator_status(client?.prefs)
 
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/preferences.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/preferences.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a3f43dc8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/preferences.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/datum/preferences
+	/// Does this member have donator status on the server
+	var/donator_status = FALSE
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/subsystem/player_ranks.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/subsystem/player_ranks.dm
index 6e724e44dbc..64ce3304732 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/subsystem/player_ranks.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/player_ranks/code/subsystem/player_ranks.dm
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(player_ranks)
 
 	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/donator_legacy_system))
 		donator_controller.load_legacy()
-		update_all_prefs_unlock_contents()
+		update_all_prefs_donator_status()
 		return
 
 	if(!SSdbcore.Connect())
@@ -124,30 +124,31 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(player_ranks)
 		return
 
 	load_player_rank_sql(donator_controller)
-	update_all_prefs_unlock_contents()
+	update_all_prefs_donator_status()
 
 
 /**
  * Handles updating all of the preferences datums to have the appropriate
- * `unlock_content` and `max_save_slots` once donators are loaded.
+ * `donator_status` and `max_save_slots` once donators are loaded.
  */
-/datum/controller/subsystem/player_ranks/proc/update_all_prefs_unlock_contents()
+/datum/controller/subsystem/player_ranks/proc/update_all_prefs_donator_status()
 	for(var/ckey as anything in GLOB.preferences_datums)
-		update_prefs_unlock_content(GLOB.preferences_datums[ckey])
+		update_prefs_donator_status(GLOB.preferences_datums[ckey])
 
 
 /**
- * Updates the `unlock_contents` and the `max_save_slots`
+ * Updates the `donator_status` and the `max_save_slots`
  *
  * Arguments:
- * * prefs - The preferences datum to check the unlock_content eligibility.
+ * * prefs - The preferences datum to check the donator_status eligibility.
  */
-/datum/controller/subsystem/player_ranks/proc/update_prefs_unlock_content(datum/preferences/prefs)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/player_ranks/proc/update_prefs_donator_status(datum/preferences/prefs)
 	if(!prefs)
 		return
 
-	prefs.unlock_content = !!prefs.parent.IsByondMember() || is_donator(prefs.parent)
-	if(prefs.unlock_content)
+	prefs.unlock_content = !!prefs.parent.IsByondMember()
+	prefs.donator_status = is_donator(prefs.parent)
+	if(prefs.unlock_content || prefs.donator_status)
 		prefs.max_save_slots = 50
 
 
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 49d1b61bc7b..b4b43389d62 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -7776,6 +7776,7 @@
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\pixel_shift\code\pixel_shift_component.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\pixel_shift\code\pixel_shift_keybind.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\pixel_shift\code\pixel_shift_mob.dm"
+#include "modular_skyrat\modules\player_ranks\code\preferences.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\player_ranks\code\world_topic.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\player_ranks\code\player_rank_controller\_player_rank_controller.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\player_ranks\code\player_rank_controller\config_entry.dm"