diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
index 57c511c65ad..17afd375952 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
@@ -141,15 +141,15 @@ proc/issyndicate(mob/living/M as mob)
 
 	return ..()
 
-/datum/game_mode/proc/create_syndicate(var/datum/mind/synd_mind) // So we don't have inferior species as ops - randomize a human
+/datum/game_mode/proc/create_syndicate(datum/mind/synd_mind) // So we don't have inferior species as ops - randomize a human
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/M = synd_mind.current
-	var/obj/item/organ/external/head/head_organ = M.get_organ("head")
 
 	M.set_species(/datum/species/human, TRUE)
 	M.dna.ready_dna(M) // Quadriplegic Nuke Ops won't be participating in the paralympics
 	M.reagents.add_reagent("mutadone", 1) //No fat/blind/colourblind/epileptic/whatever ops.
 	M.overeatduration = 0
 
+	var/obj/item/organ/external/head/head_organ = M.get_organ("head")
 	var/hair_c = pick("#8B4513","#000000","#FF4500","#FFD700") // Brown, black, red, blonde
 	var/eye_c = pick("#000000","#8B4513","1E90FF") // Black, brown, blue
 	var/skin_tone = pick(-50, -30, -10, 0, 0, 0, 10) // Caucasian/black