diff --git a/code/datums/records/record.dm b/code/datums/records/record.dm
index e491228269f..72581360cb3 100644
--- a/code/datums/records/record.dm
+++ b/code/datums/records/record.dm
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 	var/datum/dna/dna_ref
 	/// Mind datum
 	var/datum/mind/mind_ref
+	/// Typepath of species used by player, for usage in respawning via records
+	var/species_type
 
 /datum/record/locked/New(
 	age = 18,
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 	src.dna_ref = dna_ref
 	src.mind_ref = mind_ref
+	species_type = dna_ref.species.type
 
 	GLOB.manifest.locked += src
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/admingame.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/admingame.dm
index aa517b16ba7..21d17a05429 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/admingame.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/admingame.dm
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ Traitors and the like can also be revived with the previous role mostly intact.
 
 	if(record_found)//If they have a record we can determine a few things.
 		new_character.real_name = record_found.name
-		new_character.gender = record_found.gender
+		new_character.gender = lowertext(record_found.gender)
 		new_character.age = record_found.age
 		var/datum/dna/found_dna = record_found.dna_ref
-		new_character.hardset_dna(found_dna.unique_identity, record_found.dna_string, null, record_found.name, record_found.blood_type, new record_found.species, found_dna.features)
+		new_character.hardset_dna(found_dna.unique_identity, found_dna.mutation_index, null, record_found.name, record_found.blood_type, new record_found.species_type, found_dna.features)
 	else
 		new_character.randomize_human_appearance()
 		new_character.dna.update_dna_identity()