diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index 3fafeeb620e..2da886c1e88 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 	icon_state = "eggs"
 	var/amount_grown = 0
 	var/player_spiders = 0
+	var/faction = list()
 
 /obj/effect/spider/eggcluster/New()
 	pixel_x = rand(3,-3)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 		var/num = rand(3,12)
 		for(var/i=0, i<num, i++)
 			var/obj/effect/spider/spiderling/S = new /obj/effect/spider/spiderling(src.loc)
+			S.faction = faction
 			if(player_spiders)
 				S.player_spiders = 1
 		qdel(src)
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@
 	var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/vent_pump/entry_vent
 	var/travelling_in_vent = 0
 	var/player_spiders = 0
+	var/faction = list()
 
 /obj/effect/spider/spiderling/New()
 	pixel_x = rand(6,-6)
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@
 			if(!grow_as)
 				grow_as = pick(typesof(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/giant_spider))
 			var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/giant_spider/S = new grow_as(src.loc)
+			S.faction = faction
 			if(player_spiders)
 				var/list/candidates = get_candidates(BE_ALIEN, ALIEN_AFK_BRACKET)
 				var/client/C = null
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/giant_spider.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/giant_spider.dm
index 0159237df07..e9479d229f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/giant_spider.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/giant_spider.dm
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 				E = locate() in get_turf(src)
 				if(!E)
 					var/obj/effect/spider/eggcluster/C = new /obj/effect/spider/eggcluster(src.loc)
+					C.faction = faction
 					if(ckey)
 						C.player_spiders = 1
 					fed--