diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
index 61037fe4c77..8319e51b73d 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/game_mode.dm
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@
 /datum/game_mode/proc/generate_station_goals(greenshift)
 	var/goal_budget = greenshift ? INFINITY : CONFIG_GET(number/station_goal_budget)
 	var/list/possible = subtypesof(/datum/station_goal)
+	// Remove all goals that require space if space is not present
 	if(SSmapping.is_planetary())
-		for(var/datum/station_goal/goal in possible)
-			if(goal.requires_space)
-				///Removes all goals that require space if space is not present
+		for(var/datum/station_goal/goal as anything in possible)
+			if(initial(goal.requires_space))
 				possible -= goal
 	var/goal_weights = 0
 	while(possible.len && goal_weights < goal_budget)