diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/syndicate.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/syndicate.dm
index f2c43420cfa..7ac95186c51 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/syndicate.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/syndicate.dm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/bot/ed209/syndicate/setup_access()
 	if(access_card)
 		access_card.access = list(access_syndicate, access_syndicate_leader)
+		prev_access = access_card.access
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/bot/ed209/syndicate/update_icon()
 	icon_state = initial(icon_state)