diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GamePresets/PresetSuspicion.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GamePresets/PresetSuspicion.cs
index eb192dbea6..4569668edc 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GamePresets/PresetSuspicion.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GamePresets/PresetSuspicion.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
 using Robust.Shared.Random;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.GUI;
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Items.Storage;
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.PDA;
 using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Suspicion;
 using Content.Server.Mobs.Roles;
 using Content.Server.Mobs.Roles.Suspicion;
+using Content.Shared.GameObjects.Components.Inventory;
+using Content.Shared.GameObjects.Components.PDA;
 using Content.Shared.Roles;
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Configuration;
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.GamePresets
         public int MinTraitors { get; set; }
         public int PlayersPerTraitor { get; set; }
 
+        public int TraitorStartingBalance { get; set; }
+
+
         public override bool DisallowLateJoin => true;
 
         private static string TraitorID = "SuspicionTraitor";
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.GamePresets
             cfg.RegisterCVar("game.suspicion_min_players", 5);
             cfg.RegisterCVar("game.suspicion_min_traitors", 2);
             cfg.RegisterCVar("game.suspicion_players_per_traitor", 5);
+            cfg.RegisterCVar("game.suspicion_starting_balance", 20);
         }
 
         public override bool Start(IReadOnlyList<IPlayerSession> readyPlayers, bool force = false)
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.GamePresets
             MinPlayers = _cfg.GetCVar<int>("game.suspicion_min_players");
             MinTraitors = _cfg.GetCVar<int>("game.suspicion_min_traitors");
             PlayersPerTraitor = _cfg.GetCVar<int>("game.suspicion_players_per_traitor");
+            TraitorStartingBalance = _cfg.GetCVar<int>("game.suspicion_starting_balance");
 
             if (!force && readyPlayers.Count < MinPlayers)
             {
@@ -109,6 +119,28 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.GamePresets
                 var traitorRole = new SuspicionTraitorRole(mind, antagPrototype);
                 mind.AddRole(traitorRole);
                 traitors.Add(traitorRole);
+                // creadth: we need to create uplink for the antag.
+                // PDA should be in place already, so we just need to
+                // initiate uplink account.
+                var uplinkAccount =
+                    new UplinkAccount(mind.OwnedEntity.Uid,
+                        TraitorStartingBalance);
+                var inventory = mind.OwnedEntity.GetComponent<InventoryComponent>();
+                if (!inventory.TryGetSlotItem(EquipmentSlotDefines.Slots.IDCARD, out ItemComponent pdaItem))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var pda = pdaItem.Owner;
+
+                var pdaComponent = pda.GetComponent<PDAComponent>();
+                if (pdaComponent.IdSlotEmpty)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                pdaComponent.InitUplinkAccount(uplinkAccount);
+
             }
 
             foreach (var player in list)
@@ -127,6 +159,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking.GamePresets
             return true;
         }
 
+
         public override string ModeTitle => "Suspicion";
         public override string Description => "Suspicion on the Space Station. There are traitors on board... Can you kill them before they kill you?";
     }
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
index 19383c0f37..54407dca9a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
@@ -861,17 +861,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
             var accessTags = access.Tags;
             accessTags.UnionWith(jobPrototype.Access);
             pdaComponent.SetPDAOwner(characterName);
-            var mindComponent = mob.GetComponent<MindComponent>();
-            if (mindComponent.HasMind) //Redundancy checks.
-            {
-                if (mindComponent.Mind.AllRoles.Any(role => role.Antagonist)) //Give antags a new uplinkaccount.
-                {
-                    var uplinkAccount =
-                        new UplinkAccount(mob.Uid,
-                            20); //TODO: make me into a variable based on server pop or something.
-                    pdaComponent.InitUplinkAccount(uplinkAccount);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         private void AddManifestEntry(string characterName, string jobId)