diff --git a/_maps/RandomRuins/SpaceRuins/listeningstation.dmm b/_maps/RandomRuins/SpaceRuins/listeningstation.dmm
index f38feb7194..06af6c20c6 100644
--- a/_maps/RandomRuins/SpaceRuins/listeningstation.dmm
+++ b/_maps/RandomRuins/SpaceRuins/listeningstation.dmm
@@ -894,6 +894,11 @@
 /turf/open/floor/plasteel/grimy,
 /area/ruin/space/has_grav/listeningstation)
 "bx" = (
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/lavaland_syndicate/comms/space{
+	assignedrole = "Space Syndicate";
+	dir = 8;
+	flavour_text = "<span class='big bold'>You are a syndicate agent,</span><b> assigned to a small listening post station situated near your hated enemy's top secret research facility: Space Station 13. <b>Monitor enemy activity as best you can, and try to keep a low profile. <font size=6>DON'T</font> abandon the base without good cause.</b> Use the communication equipment to provide support to any field agents, and sow disinformation to throw Nanotrasen off your trail. Do not let the base fall into enemy hands!</b>"
+	},
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_scrubber/on{
 	dir = 8;
 	piping_layer = 3;
diff --git a/code/modules/ruins/lavaland_ruin_code.dm b/code/modules/ruins/lavaland_ruin_code.dm
index aed4e65e38..f2377258db 100644
--- a/code/modules/ruins/lavaland_ruin_code.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ruins/lavaland_ruin_code.dm
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@
 	flavour_text = "<span class='big bold'>You are a syndicate agent,</span><b> employed in a top secret research facility developing biological weapons. Unfortunately, your hated enemy, Nanotrasen, has begun mining in this sector. <b>Monitor enemy activity as best you can, and try to keep a low profile. <font size=6>DON'T</font> abandon the base without good cause.</b> Use the communication equipment to provide support to any field agents, and sow disinformation to throw Nanotrasen off your trail. Do not let the base fall into enemy hands!</b>"
 	outfit = /datum/outfit/lavaland_syndicate/comms
 
+/obj/effect/mob_spawn/human/lavaland_syndicate/comms/space/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
+	if(prob(90)) //only has a 10% chance of existing, otherwise it'll just be a NPC syndie.
+		new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/syndicate/ranged(get_turf(src))
+		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
+
 /datum/outfit/lavaland_syndicate/comms
 	name = "Lavaland Syndicate Comms Agent"
 	r_hand = /obj/item/melee/transforming/energy/sword/saber