diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
index 413989bd603..db07b6d9863 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclear.dm
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 
 	for(var/mob/new_player/player in world)
 		if((player.client) &&  (player.ready))
-			if(player.be_syndicate)
+			if(player.preferences.be_syndicate)
 				candidates += player.mind
 
 	if(candidates.len < 1)
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclearbomb.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclearbomb.dm
index 90372ca96ea..2a9ca136d59 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclearbomb.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/nuclear/nuclearbomb.dm
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	if (istype( A, /area))
 		if (A.name == "Space")
 			derp = 1
-		if (A.name == "Syndicate Station")
+		if (istype(A, /area/syndicate_station))
 			derp = 1
 		if (A.name == "Wizard's Den")
 			derp = 1
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			for(var/area/target in get_step(src,direction))
 				if (target.name == "Space")
 					derp = 1
-				if (target.name == "Syndicate Station")
+				if (istype(target, /area/syndicate_station))
 					derp = 1
 				if (target.name == "Wizard's Den")
 					derp = 1