diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
index 6ff0061c25..49fb6c7157 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.cs
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
                 {
                     throw new ApplicationException("Fallback preset failed to start!");
                 }
+
+                DisallowLateJoin = false;
+                DisallowLateJoin |= newPreset.DisallowLateJoin;
             }
 
             _roundStartTimeSpan = IoCManager.Resolve<IGameTiming>().RealTime;