diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/custom_sprites.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/custom_sprites.dm
index 310f558badb..b189e1a84c1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/custom_sprites.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/custom_sprites.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(robot_custom_icons)
 	GLOB.robot_custom_icons = list()
 	for(var/line in lines)
 		//split entry into ckey and real_name
-		var/list/split_idx = splittext(line, "-") //this works if ckeys and borg names cannot contain dashes, and splittext starts from the beginning ~Mech
+		var/list/split_idx = splittext(line, "|") //this was set to a - before, even though a good 30% of the borgs I see have a - in their name, set it to | instead
 		if(!split_idx || !split_idx.len)
 			continue //bad entry
 
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(robot_custom_icons)
 		icon = CUSTOM_ITEM_SYNTH
 		if(icon_state == "robot")
 			icon_state = "[ckey]-[sprite_name]-Standard" //Compliant with robot.dm line 236 ~Mech
+// To summarize, if you want to add a whitelisted borg sprite, you have to
+// 1. Add ckey and character name to config/custom_sprites, separated by a |
+// 2. Add your custom sprite to custom_synthetic.dmi under icon/mob/custom_synthetic.dmi
+// 3. Name the sprite, and all of its components, as ckey-charname-module
+// Note that, due to the last couple lines of code, your sprite may appear invisible until you select a module.
+// You can fix this by adding a 'standard' configuration, or you could probably just ignore it if you're lazy.
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diff --git a/config/alienwhitelist.txt b/config/alienwhitelist.txt
index d182272b991..38ceab2843f 100644
--- a/config/alienwhitelist.txt
+++ b/config/alienwhitelist.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ inuzari - Diona
 jademanique - Xenochimera
 jemli - Gutter
 ktccd - Diona
+lunarfleet - Gutter
 mewchild - Diona
 mewchild - Vox
 mrsebbi - Xenochimera
diff --git a/config/custom_sprites.txt b/config/custom_sprites.txt
index db3930a4ae2..b99307d173f 100644
--- a/config/custom_sprites.txt
+++ b/config/custom_sprites.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-ckey-state
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+ckey|state
+lunarfleet|Clea-Nor
+jademanique|B.A.U-Kingside
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diff --git a/icons/mob/custom_synthetic.dmi b/icons/mob/custom_synthetic.dmi
index e69de29bb2d..8c9cd318f75 100644
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