diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/borer/borer.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/borer/borer.dm
index bc09d35808d..bb23185536a 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/borer/borer.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/borer/borer.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /datum/game_mode/var/list/borers = list()
 
 /datum/game_mode/borer
-	name = "Cortical Borers"
+	name = "corticalborers"
 	config_tag = "borer"
 	required_players = 3
 	required_players_secret = 10
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
index 05536c0d176..2afc2e58809 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var/datum/paiController/paiController			// Global handler for pAI candidates
 		for(var/datum/paiCandidate/c in paiController.pai_candidates)
 			if(c.ready)
 				var/found = 0
-				for(var/mob/dead/observer/o in player_list)
+				for(var/mob/o in respawnable_list)
 					if(o.key == c.key)
 						found = 1
 				if(found)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
index 84a3cb78718..3b1b1d0978e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/borer.dm
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/borer/proc/detatch()
 
 //Procs for grabbing players.
 mob/living/simple_animal/borer/proc/request_player()
-	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O in player_list)
+	for(var/mob/O in respawnable_list)
 		if(jobban_isbanned(O, "Syndicate"))
 			continue
 		if(O.client)