diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index c1db343448..9af86653f4 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 				SSjob.EquipRank(N, player.mind.assigned_role, 0)
 				if(CONFIG_GET(flag/roundstart_traits) && ishuman(N.new_character))
 					SSquirks.AssignQuirks(N.new_character, N.client, TRUE, TRUE, SSjob.GetJob(player.mind.assigned_role), FALSE, N)
-			N.client.prefs.post_copy_to(player, initial_spawn = TRUE)
+			N.client.prefs.post_copy_to(player)
 		CHECK_TICK
 	if(captainless)
 		for(var/mob/dead/new_player/N in GLOB.player_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
index bd2c03ea6f..312449064f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 		if(GLOB.curse_of_madness_triggered)
 			give_madness(humanc, GLOB.curse_of_madness_triggered)
 		if(humanc.client)
-			humanc.client.prefs.post_copy_to(humanc, initial_spawn = TRUE)
+			humanc.client.prefs.post_copy_to(humanc)
 
 	GLOB.joined_player_list += character.ckey
 	GLOB.latejoiners += character
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 
 		client.prefs.scars_list["[cur_scar_index]"] = valid_scars
 		client.prefs.save_character()
-	client.prefs.copy_to(H)
+	client.prefs.copy_to(H, initial_spawn = TRUE)
 	H.dna.update_dna_identity()
 	if(mind)
 		if(transfer_after)