diff --git a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm
index e9a2880b34d..614367d20d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 	//Admin Authorisation
 	// Automatically makes localhost connection an admin
 	var/localhost_addresses = list("127.0.0.1", "::1") // Adresses
-	if(isnull(address) || (address in localhost_addresses))
+	if(!isnull(address) && address in localhost_addresses)
 		new /datum/admins("!LOCALHOST!", R_HOST, ckey) // Makes localhost rank
 	holder = admin_datums[ckey]
 	if(holder)