diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
index f1ca181756..5e323f5ab8 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
@@ -116,14 +116,13 @@ public sealed class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<GameRuleComponent>
         var antags = Math.Clamp(allPlayers.Count / antagsPerPlayer, 1, maxAntags);
         for (var antag = 0; antag < antags; antag++)
         {
-            IPlayerSession chosenPlayer;
+            IPlayerSession chosenPlayer = null!;
             if (prefList.Count == 0)
             {
                 if (playerList.Count == 0)
                 {
                     break;
                 }
-                chosenPlayer = _random.PickAndTake(playerList);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/Components/RevolutionaryRuleComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/Components/RevolutionaryRuleComponent.cs
index f015f8bd57..7d036c615b 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/Components/RevolutionaryRuleComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/Components/RevolutionaryRuleComponent.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public sealed partial class RevolutionaryRuleComponent : Component
     [DataField]
     public Dictionary<string, EntityUid> HeadRevs = new();
 
+    [DataField]
+    public ProtoId<AntagPrototype> HeadRevPrototypeId = "HeadRev";
+
     [DataField]
     public ProtoId<AntagPrototype> RevPrototypeId = "Rev";
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/RevolutionaryRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/RevolutionaryRuleSystem.cs
index d6195aaa54..54b45f59e9 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/RevolutionaryRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/RevolutionaryRuleSystem.cs
@@ -142,9 +142,14 @@ public sealed class RevolutionaryRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<RevolutionaryRuleCo
         var query = QueryActiveRules();
         while (query.MoveNext(out _, out var comp, out _))
         {
-            _antagSelection.EligiblePlayers(comp.RevPrototypeId, comp.MaxHeadRevs, comp.PlayersPerHeadRev, comp.HeadRevStartSound,
+            _antagSelection.EligiblePlayers(comp.HeadRevPrototypeId, comp.MaxHeadRevs, comp.PlayersPerHeadRev, comp.HeadRevStartSound,
                 "head-rev-role-greeting", "#5e9cff", out var chosen);
-            GiveHeadRev(chosen, comp.RevPrototypeId, comp);
+            if (!chosen.Any())
+                GiveHeadRev(chosen, comp.RevPrototypeId, comp);
+            else
+            {
+                _chatManager.SendAdminAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("rev-no-heads"));
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-presets/preset-revolutionary.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-presets/preset-revolutionary.ftl
index 8bcdc24977..8958802161 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-presets/preset-revolutionary.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-presets/preset-revolutionary.ftl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ rev-description = Revolutionaries are among us.
 
 rev-not-enough-ready-players = Not enough players readied up for the game. There were {$readyPlayersCount} players readied up out of {$minimumPlayers} needed. Can't start a Revolution.
 rev-no-one-ready = No players readied up! Can't start a Revolution.
+rev-no-heads = There were no Head Revolutionaries to be selected. Can't start a Revolution.
 
 rev-all-heads-dead = All the heads are dead, now finish up the rest of the crew!