diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index ee2c6f9546d..639687a45e9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	icon_state = "eggs"
 	var/amount_grown = 0
 	var/player_spiders = 0
-	var/list/faction = list()
+	var/list/faction = list("spiders")
 
 /obj/structure/spider/eggcluster/New()
 	..()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/vent_pump/entry_vent
 	var/travelling_in_vent = 0
 	var/player_spiders = 0
-	var/list/faction = list()
+	var/list/faction = list("spiders")
 	var/selecting_player = 0
 
 /obj/structure/spider/spiderling/New()