diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
index 9636f79c195..925378fff65 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ structure_check() searches for nearby cultist structures required for the invoca
 			continue
 		if(iscultist(O) || jobban_isbanned(O, ROLE_CULTIST))
 			continue
-		if(!HAS_TRAIT(ghost, TRAIT_RESPAWNABLE) || QDELETED(src) || QDELETED(O))
+		if(!HAS_TRAIT(O, TRAIT_RESPAWNABLE) || QDELETED(src) || QDELETED(O))
 			continue
 		if(O.mind.current && HAS_TRAIT(O.mind.current, SCRYING))
 			continue