diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/minimaps.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/minimaps.dm
index 9209a3f3ca..75de71ca96 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/minimaps.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/minimaps.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(minimaps)
 	name = "Minimaps"
 	flags = SS_NO_FIRE
-	var/list/station_minimaps = list()
+	var/list/station_minimaps
 	var/datum/minimap_group/station_minimap
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/minimaps/Initialize()
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(minimaps)
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/minimaps/proc/build_minimaps()
+	station_minimaps = list()
 	for(var/z in SSmapping.levels_by_trait(ZTRAIT_STATION))
 		var/datum/space_level/SL = SSmapping.get_level(z)
 		var/name = (SL.name == initial(SL.name))? "[z] - Station" : "[z] - [SL.name]"
-		station_minimaps = new /datum/minimap(z, name = name)
+		station_minimaps += new /datum/minimap(z, name = name)
 	station_minimap = new(station_minimaps, "Station")