diff --git a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
index e1bffa769d..3800d7f02c 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.DefaultVotes.cs
@@ -81,10 +81,18 @@ namespace Content.Server.Voting.Managers
                 var ratioRequired = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.VoteRestartRequiredRatio);
                 if (total > 0 && votesYes / (float) total >= ratioRequired)
                 {
-                    _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Vote, LogImpact.Medium, $"Restart vote succeeded: {votesYes}/{votesNo}");
-                    _chatManager.DispatchServerAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("ui-vote-restart-succeeded"));
-                    var roundEnd = _entityManager.EntitySysManager.GetEntitySystem<RoundEndSystem>();
-                    roundEnd.EndRound();
+                    // Check if an admin is online, and ignore the passed vote if the cvar is enabled
+                    if (_cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.VoteRestartNotAllowedWhenAdminOnline) && _adminMgr.ActiveAdmins.Count() != 0)
+                    {
+                        _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Vote, LogImpact.Medium, $"Restart vote attempted to pass, but an admin was online. {votesYes}/{votesNo}");
+                    } 
+                    else // If the cvar is disabled or there's no admins on, proceed as normal
+                    {
+                        _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Vote, LogImpact.Medium, $"Restart vote succeeded: {votesYes}/{votesNo}");
+                        _chatManager.DispatchServerAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("ui-vote-restart-succeeded"));
+                        var roundEnd = _entityManager.EntitySysManager.GetEntitySystem<RoundEndSystem>();
+                        roundEnd.EndRound();
+                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
index 4fb022fad0..d57d3e74ff 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Voting/Managers/VoteManager.cs
@@ -338,10 +338,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Voting.Managers
             if (voteType != null && _standardVoteTimeout.TryGetValue(voteType.Value, out timeSpan))
                 return false;
 
-            // No, seriously, stop spamming the restart vote!
-            if (voteType == StandardVoteType.Restart && _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.VoteRestartNotAllowedWhenAdminOnline) && _adminMgr.ActiveAdmins.Count() != 0)
-                return false;
-
             // If only one Preset available thats not really a vote
             // Still allow vote if availbable one is different from current one
             if (voteType == StandardVoteType.Preset)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index fb6626c150..b18ab14262 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
             CVarDef.Create("vote.restart_required_ratio", 0.85f, CVar.SERVERONLY);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Whether or not to restrict the restart vote when there's online admins.
+        /// Whether or not to prevent the restart vote from having any effect when there is an online admin
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> VoteRestartNotAllowedWhenAdminOnline =
             CVarDef.Create("vote.restart_not_allowed_when_admin_online", true, CVar.SERVERONLY);