diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/NukeopsRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/NukeopsRuleSystem.cs
index 59924fd8ec..870586e554 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/NukeopsRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/NukeopsRuleSystem.cs
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ public sealed class NukeopsRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<NukeopsRuleComponent>
                     {
                         nukeOp = _random.PickAndTake(medPrefList);
                         everyone.Remove(nukeOp);
+                        prefList.Remove(nukeOp);
                         Logger.InfoS("preset", "Insufficient preferred nukeop commanders, picking an agent");
                     }