diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
index 0aaa046e08..4ccac5f9d7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 				return
 
 		var/obj/effect/mob_spawn/MS = pick(GLOB.mob_spawners[href_list["JoinAsGhostRole"]])
-		if(MS?.attack_ghost(src, latejoinercalling = TRUE))
+		if(MS.attack_ghost(src, latejoinercalling = TRUE))
 			SSticker.queued_players -= src
 			SSticker.queue_delay = 4
 			qdel(src)