diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
index 2ff5e25cb7b..7eebdaf390b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var/datum/subsystem/job/SSjob
 		if(istype(job, GetJob("Assistant"))) // We don't want to give him assistant, that's boring!
 			continue
 
-		if(job in command_positions) //If you want a command position, select it!
+		if(job.title in command_positions) //If you want a command position, select it!
 			continue
 
 		if(jobban_isbanned(player, job.title))