diff --git a/code/datums/job_selection/job_selector.dm b/code/datums/job_selection/job_selector.dm
index 35b24e3a9e3d..7bd1bc57b17c 100644
--- a/code/datums/job_selection/job_selector.dm
+++ b/code/datums/job_selection/job_selector.dm
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ RESTRICT_TYPE(/datum/job_selector)
 		if(!candidates.len)
 			continue
 		var/datum/job_candidate/candidate = pick(candidates)
-		assign_role(candidate, command_position)
+		assign_role(candidate, job)
 
 /datum/job_selector/proc/fill_ai_position()
 	if(!GLOB.configuration.jobs.allow_ai)