diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/vote.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/vote.dm
index 3e9c3a923e..022943351d 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/vote.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/vote.dm
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(vote)
 				for(var/tag in modes_to_add)
 					if(probabilities[tag] <= 0)
 						modes_to_add -= tag
+				modes_to_add -= "traitor" // makes it so that traitor is always available
 				choices.Add(modes_to_add)
 			if("dynamic")
 				for(var/T in config.storyteller_cache)