diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
index 40608e45cb..69cc1c4165 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.GamePreset.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public sealed partial class GameTicker
             foreach (var preset in fallbackPresets)
             {
                 ClearGameRules();
-                SetGamePreset(preset);
+                SetGamePreset(preset, resetDelay: 1);
                 AddGamePresetRules();
                 StartGamePresetRules();
 
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ public sealed partial class GameTicker
         }
     }
 
-    public void SetGamePreset(string preset, bool force = false)
+    public void SetGamePreset(string preset, bool force = false, int? resetDelay = null)
     {
         var proto = FindGamePreset(preset);
         if (proto != null)
-            SetGamePreset(proto, force);
+            SetGamePreset(proto, force, null, resetDelay);
     }
 
     public GamePresetPrototype? FindGamePreset(string preset)