diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
index adbdc699ae..f3975851ca 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ structure_check() searches for nearby cultist structures required for the invoca
 
 
 	var/big_sac = FALSE
-	if((((ishuman(sacrificial) || iscyborg(sacrificial)) && sacrificial.stat != DEAD) || C.cult_team.is_sacrifice_target(sacrificial.mind)) && invokers.len < 3)
+	if(!force_a_sac && (((ishuman(sacrificial) || iscyborg(sacrificial)) && sacrificial.stat != DEAD) || C.cult_team.is_sacrifice_target(sacrificial.mind)) && invokers.len < 3)
 		for(var/M in invokers)
 			to_chat(M, "<span class='cult italic'>[sacrificial] is too greatly linked to the world! You need three acolytes!</span>")
 		log_game("Offer rune failed - not enough acolytes and target is living or sac target")