diff --git a/code/game/events/EventProcs/space_ninja.dm b/code/game/events/EventProcs/space_ninja.dm
index 8cc9a1f7c18..034e6ee9e3b 100644
--- a/code/game/events/EventProcs/space_ninja.dm
+++ b/code/game/events/EventProcs/space_ninja.dm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ I decided to scrap round-specific objectives since keeping track of them would r
 When I already created about 4 new objectives, this doesn't seem terribly important or needed.
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-/var/global/toggle_space_ninja = 1//If ninjas can spawn or not.
+/var/global/toggle_space_ninja = 0//If ninjas can spawn or not.
 /var/global/sent_ninja_to_station = 0//If a ninja is already on the station.
 
 /proc/space_ninja_arrival()