diff --git a/code/datums/mind.dm b/code/datums/mind.dm
index a57bb20ea69..515d7722ecf 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind.dm
@@ -1466,8 +1466,7 @@
 
 /datum/mind/proc/make_Cultist()
 	if(!(src in ticker.mode.cult))
-		ticker.mode.cult += src
-		ticker.mode.update_cult_icons_added(src)
+		ticker.mode.add_cultist(src,FALSE)
 		special_role = "Cultist"
 		current << "<font color=\"purple\"><b><i>You catch a glimpse of the Realm of Nar-Sie, The Geometer of Blood. You now see how flimsy the world is, you see that it should be open to the knowledge of Nar-Sie.</b></i></font>"
 		current << "<font color=\"purple\"><b><i>Assist your new compatriots in their dark dealings. Their goal is yours, and yours is theirs. You serve the Dark One above all else. Bring It back.</b></i></font>"