diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Commands/ForceMapCommand.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Commands/ForceMapCommand.cs
index 5d2191fb52..5677ff4b8f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Commands/ForceMapCommand.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Commands/ForceMapCommand.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.Commands
             var gameMap = IoCManager.Resolve<IGameMapManager>();
             var name = args[0];
 
+            if (!gameMap.TrySelectMapIfEligible(name))
+            {
+                shell.WriteLine($"No eligible map exists with name {name}.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             _configurationManager.SetCVar(CCVars.GameMap, name);
             shell.WriteLine(Loc.GetString("forcemap-command-success", ("map", name)));
         }