diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
index 7951554dc05..81a1958d22c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@
 		return
 
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You swipe the sequencer across [src]'s interface and watch its eyes flicker.</span>")
+
+	if(jobban_isbanned(src, ROLE_SYNDICATE))
+		ticker.mode.replace_jobbanned_player(src, ROLE_SYNDICATE)
+
 	to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You feel a sudden burst of malware loaded into your execute-as-root buffer. Your tiny brain methodically parses, loads and executes the script. You sense you have five minutes before the drone server detects this and automatically shuts you down.</span>")
 
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(user)] emagged drone [key_name_admin(src)].  Laws overridden.")