diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 5f2be2317e2..be6a4685f39 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var/global/list/brutefireloss_overlays = list("1" = image("icon" = 'icons/mob/sc
 		if(life_tick == 1)
 			regenerate_icons() // Make sure the inventory updates
 
-	if(ticker && ticker.mode.name == "nations")
+	if(get_nations_mode())
 		process_nations()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/calculate_affecting_pressure(var/pressure)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
index 72b0ae09988..8d1125982aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		if (MED_HUD)
 			process_med_hud(src, 1, eyeobj)
 
-	if(ticker && ticker.mode.name == "nations")
+	if(get_nations_mode())
 		process_nations_ai()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/updatehealth()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
index 1c7c554ca65..2e27ac641b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		process_locks()
 		process_queued_alarms()
 
-	if(ticker && ticker.mode.name == "nations")
+	if(get_nations_mode())
 		process_nations()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/clamp_values()