diff --git a/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs b/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
index 4dbe7b822e..cabcfa8954 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Preferences/HumanoidCharacterProfile.cs
@@ -696,6 +696,9 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Preferences
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // This happens after we verify the prototype exists
+                // These values are set equal in the database and we need to make sure they're equal here too!
+                loadouts.Role = roleName;
                 loadouts.EnsureValid(this, session, collection);
             }