diff --git a/code/game/objects/devices/flash.dm b/code/game/objects/devices/flash.dm
index 95b80fd8165..1adf7f162da 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/devices/flash.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/devices/flash.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 						if (prob(M.eye_stat - 20 + 1))
 							M << "\red You go blind!"
 							M.sdisabilities |= 1
-					if(ticker.mode.name == "revolution")
+					if(ticker.mode.name == "revolution" && istype(M, /mob/living/carbon))
 						if(user.mind in ticker.mode:head_revolutionaries)
 							ticker.mode:add_revolutionary(M.mind)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/login.dm b/code/modules/mob/login.dm
index dc8296273a2..97cb425a888 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/login.dm
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@
 	src.logged_in = 1
 	if (!src.client.changes)
 		src.changes()
+	if(ticker)
+		if(ticker.mode.name == "revolution")
+			if ((src.mind in ticker.mode:revolutionaries) || (src.mind in ticker.mode:head_revolutionaries))
+				ticker.mode:update_rev_icons_added(src.mind)
 	..()