diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/autotraitor/autotraitor.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/autotraitor/autotraitor.dm
index 1a0d71d0544..6c89ab45434 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/autotraitor/autotraitor.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/autotraitor/autotraitor.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 		if(!traitor || !istype(traitor))
 			pre_traitors.Remove(traitor)
 			continue
-		if(istype(traitor))	
+		if(istype(traitor)) 
+			traitor.special_role = SPECIAL_ROLE_TRAITOR
 			traitor.restricted_roles = restricted_jobs
 
 //	if(!traitors.len)
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
index b55fdf70120..ae131286afd 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 			break
 		var/datum/mind/traitor = pick(possible_traitors)
 		pre_traitors += traitor
+		traitor.special_role = SPECIAL_ROLE_TRAITOR
 		traitor.restricted_roles = restricted_jobs
 		possible_traitors.Remove(traitor)