diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
index 8f091b6372..e7cc3c53ae 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	if(!istype(M))
 		return FALSE
 	if(M.mind)
-		if(ishuman(M) && (M.mind.assigned_role in list("Captain", "Chaplain")))
+		if(M.mind.assigned_role in list("Captain", "Chaplain"))
 			return FALSE
 		if(specific_cult && specific_cult.is_sacrifice_target(M.mind))
 			return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
index 3bdcd12cf8..2f3a039e70 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/runes.dm
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ structure_check() searches for nearby cultist structures required for the invoca
 		return
 	var/list/myriad_targets = list()
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M in T)
+	for(var/mob/living/M in T)
 		if(!iscultist(M))
 			myriad_targets |= M
 	if(!myriad_targets.len)