diff --git a/Content.Server/Objectives/ObjectivesSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Objectives/ObjectivesSystem.cs
index 39effb9bdb..1b20d65c45 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Objectives/ObjectivesSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Objectives/ObjectivesSystem.cs
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ public sealed class ObjectivesSystem : SharedObjectivesSystem
             var objectives = group.Weights.ShallowClone();
             while (_random.TryPickAndTake(objectives, out var objectiveProto))
             {
-                if (TryCreateObjective((mindId, mind), objectiveProto, out var objective)
-                    && Comp<ObjectiveComponent>(objective.Value).Difficulty <= maxDifficulty)
+                if (!_prototypeManager.Index(objectiveProto).TryGetComponent<ObjectiveComponent>(out var objectiveComp, EntityManager.ComponentFactory))
+                    continue;
+
+                if (objectiveComp.Difficulty <= maxDifficulty && TryCreateObjective((mindId, mind), objectiveProto, out var objective))
                     return objective;
             }
         }