diff --git a/code/modules/events/ghost_role/sentience.dm b/code/modules/events/ghost_role/sentience.dm
index 6efc414a3e95..3ec3641f4221 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/ghost_role/sentience.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/ghost_role/sentience.dm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(high_priority_sentience, typecacheof(list(
 
 /datum/round_event/ghost_role/sentience/spawn_role()
 	var/list/mob/dead/observer/candidates
-	candidates = get_candidates(ROLE_ALIEN, null, ROLE_ALIEN)
+	candidates = get_candidates(ROLE_SENTIENCE, null, ROLE_SENTIENCE)
 
 	// find our chosen mob to breathe life into
 	// Mobs have to be simple animals, mindless, on station, and NOT holograms.