diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/morph/morph_event.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/morph/morph_event.dm
index 4367557e389..2d71c5a55d6 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/morph/morph_event.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/morph/morph_event.dm
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@
 
 		var/datum/mind/player_mind = new /datum/mind(key_of_morph)
 		player_mind.active = TRUE
-		if(!GLOB.xeno_spawn)
-			kill()
-			return
-		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/S = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph(pick(GLOB.xeno_spawn))
+		var/list/vents = get_valid_vent_spawns(exclude_mobs_nearby = TRUE)
+		if(!length(vents))
+			message_admins("Warning: No suitable vents detected for spawning morphs. Force picking from station vents regardless of state!")
+			vents = get_valid_vent_spawns(unwelded_only = FALSE, min_network_size = 0)
+			if(!length(vents))
+				message_admins("Warning: No vents detected for spawning morphs at all!")
+				return
+		var/obj/vent = pick(vents)
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/S = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph(vent.loc)
 		player_mind.transfer_to(S)
 		S.make_morph_antag()
+		S.forceMove(vent)
+		S.add_ventcrawl(vent)
 		dust_if_respawnable(C)
 		message_admins("[key_of_morph] has been made into morph by an event.")
 		log_game("[key_of_morph] was spawned as a morph by an event.")
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_spawner.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_spawner.dm
index 588064b21bd..2c37ec951b8 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_spawner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_spawner.dm
@@ -305,9 +305,19 @@
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The sludge does not respond to your attempt to awake it. Perhaps you should try again later.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/antag_spawner/morph/spawn_antag(client/C, turf/T, type = "", mob/user)
-	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/wizard/M = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/wizard(pick(GLOB.xeno_spawn))
+	var/list/vents = get_valid_vent_spawns(exclude_mobs_nearby = TRUE)
+	if(!length(vents))
+		message_admins("Warning: No suitable vents detected for spawning morphs. Force picking from station vents regardless of state!")
+		vents = get_valid_vent_spawns(unwelded_only = FALSE, min_network_size = 0)
+		if(!length(vents))
+			message_admins("Warning: No vents detected for spawning morphs at all!")
+			return
+	var/obj/vent = pick(vents)
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/wizard/M = new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/morph/wizard(vent)
 	M.key = C.key
 	M.make_morph_antag(FALSE)
+	M.forceMove(vent)
+	M.add_ventcrawl(vent)
 
 	var/list/messages = list()
 	var/datum/objective/assassinate/KillDaWiz = new /datum/objective/assassinate