diff --git a/code/game/jobs/access.dm b/code/game/jobs/access.dm
index 82c5475e399..c37c7937b90 100644
--- a/code/game/jobs/access.dm
+++ b/code/game/jobs/access.dm
@@ -143,14 +143,13 @@
 		return 1
 	if(!I || !istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/card/id) || !I.access) //not ID or no access
 		return 0
-	for(var/req in src.req_access)
-		if(!(req in I.access)) //doesn't have this access
-			return 0
 	if(src.req_one_access && src.req_one_access.len)
 		for(var/req in src.req_one_access)
 			if(req in I.access) //has an access from the single access list
 				return 1
-		return 0
+	for(var/req in src.req_access)
+		if(!(req in I.access)) //doesn't have this access
+			return 0
 	return 1
 
 
@@ -160,14 +159,13 @@
 	if(!src.req_access.len && (!src.req_one_access || !src.req_one_access.len))	return 1
 	if(!L)	return 0
 	if(!istype(L, /list))	return 0
-	for(var/req in src.req_access)
-		if(!(req in L)) //doesn't have this access
-			return 0
 	if(src.req_one_access && src.req_one_access.len)
 		for(var/req in src.req_one_access)
 			if(req in L) //has an access from the single access list
 				return 1
-		return 0
+	for(var/req in src.req_access)
+		if(!(req in L)) //doesn't have this access
+			return 0
 	return 1
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index 01ff30befdc..e9cc815edf1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ datum/preferences
 			C.ooccolor = src.ooccolor
 			C.be_alien = be_special & BE_ALIEN
 			C.be_pai = be_special & BE_PAI
+			C.be_syndicate = be_special
 			if(isnull(src.ghost_ears)) src.ghost_ears = 1 //There were problems where the default was null before someone saved their profile.
 			C.ghost_ears = src.ghost_ears