diff --git a/code/datums/mind.dm b/code/datums/mind.dm
index bbb9fe32576..b0c5ba841ee 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind.dm
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
 	current.faction = creator.faction.Copy()
 
-	if(special_role)
+	if(creator.mind.special_role)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(current)](<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[current]'>?</A>) has been created by [key_name_admin(creator)](<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[creator]'>?</A>), an antagonist.")
 		current << "<span class='userdanger'>Despite your creators current allegiances, your true master remains [creator.real_name]. If their loyalities change, so do yours. This will never change unless your creator's body is destroyed.</span>"