diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode_latespawn.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode_latespawn.dm
index 038cf351ab..f2bce2d871 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode_latespawn.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode_latespawn.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 		process_count = 0
 		try_latespawn()
 
-/datum/game_mode/proc/latespawn(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character)
+//This can be overriden in case a game mode needs to do stuff when a player latejoins
+/datum/game_mode/proc/handle_latejoin(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character)
 	if(!character.mind)
 		return
 	try_latespawn(character.mind)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index fb3b6f4fca..6afacc4af9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 			character.loc = C.loc
 
 			AnnounceCyborg(character, rank, "has been downloaded to the empty core in \the [character.loc.loc]")
-			ticker.mode.latespawn(character)
+			ticker.mode.handle_latejoin(character)
 
 			qdel(C)
 			qdel(src)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 			character.buckled.loc = character.loc
 			character.buckled.set_dir(character.dir)
 
-		ticker.mode.latespawn(character)
+		ticker.mode.handle_latejoin(character)
 
 		if(character.mind.assigned_role != "Cyborg")
 			data_core.manifest_inject(character)