diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
index 562efc974d..3e6cca1ac5 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
 
 /datum/game_mode/traitor/make_antag_chance(mob/living/carbon/human/character) //Assigns traitor to latejoiners
 	var/traitorcap = min(round(GLOB.joined_player_list.len / (config.traitor_scaling_coeff * 2)) + 2 + num_modifier, round(GLOB.joined_player_list.len/config.traitor_scaling_coeff) + num_modifier )
-	if(SSticker.mode.traitors.len >= traitorcap) //Upper cap for number of latejoin antagonists
+	if((SSticker.mode.traitors.len + pre_traitors.len) >= traitorcap) //Upper cap for number of latejoin antagonists
 		return
-	if(SSticker.mode.traitors.len <= (traitorcap - 2) || prob(100 / (config.traitor_scaling_coeff * 2)))
+	if((SSticker.mode.traitors.len + pre_traitors.len) <= (traitorcap - 2) || prob(100 / (config.traitor_scaling_coeff * 2)))
 		if(ROLE_TRAITOR in character.client.prefs.be_special)
 			if(!jobban_isbanned(character, ROLE_TRAITOR) && !jobban_isbanned(character, "Syndicate"))
 				if(age_check(character.client))