diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/objective_sabotage.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/objective_sabotage.dm
index d2cdd2e029..f08d84eae2 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/objective_sabotage.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/objective_sabotage.dm
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
 	sabotage_type = "cloner"
 
 /datum/sabotage_objective/cloner/check_conditions()
-	return !(locate(/obj/machinery/clonepod) in GLOB.machines)
+	for(var/obj/machinery/clonepod/cloner in GLOB.machines)
+		if(is_station_level(cloner.z))
+			return FALSE
+	return TRUE
 
 /datum/sabotage_objective/ai_law
 	name = "Upload a hacked law to the AI."