diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
index 96aacffa9b4..c8211e0151d 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ var/global/list/obj/cortical_stacks = list() //Stacks for 'leave nobody behind'
 	var/i = 1
 	var/max_objectives = pick(2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4)
 	var/list/objs = list()
+	var/list/goals = list("kidnap","loot","salvage")
 	while(i<= max_objectives)
-		var/list/goals = list("kidnap","loot","salvage")
 		var/goal = pick(goals)
 		var/datum/objective/heist/O