diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index fea9b42ba4f..d9530d82408 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -825,9 +825,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 	var/assignmentName = get_ID_assignment(if_no_id = "Unknown")
 	var/rankName = get_ID_rank(if_no_id = "Unknown")
 
-	var/static/list/job_icons = get_all_job_icons()
-	var/static/list/centcom = get_all_centcom_jobs()
-	var/static/list/solgov = get_all_solgov_jobs()
+	var/job_icons = get_all_job_icons()
+	var/centcom = get_all_centcom_jobs()
+	var/solgov = get_all_solgov_jobs()
 
 	if((assignmentName in centcom) || (rankName in centcom)) //Return with the NT logo if it is a Centcom job
 		return "Centcom"