diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
index 735bf3cb76..e005357f1f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Content.Server.Roles;
 using Content.Server.Traitor;
 using Content.Server.Traitor.Uplink;
 using Content.Server.NPC.Systems;
+using Content.Server.Shuttles.Components;
 using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Content.Shared.Dataset;
 using Content.Shared.Preferences;
@@ -171,9 +172,23 @@ public sealed class TraitorRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem
 
     public List<IPlayerSession> FindPotentialTraitors(in Dictionary<IPlayerSession, HumanoidCharacterProfile> candidates)
     {
-        var list = new List<IPlayerSession>(candidates.Keys).Where(x =>
-            x.Data.ContentData()?.Mind?.AllRoles.All(role => role is not Job { CanBeAntag: false }) ?? false
-        ).ToList();
+        var list = new List<IPlayerSession>();
+        var pendingQuery = GetEntityQuery<PendingClockInComponent>();
+
+        foreach (var player in candidates.Keys)
+        {
+            // Role prevents antag.
+            if (!(player.Data.ContentData()?.Mind?.AllRoles.All(role => role is not Job { CanBeAntag: false }) ?? false))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Latejoin
+            if (player.AttachedEntity != null && pendingQuery.HasComponent(player.AttachedEntity.Value))
+                continue;
+
+            list.Add(player);
+        }
 
         var prefList = new List<IPlayerSession>();