diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
index 6e0df92ad42..7fd6c4e542b 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ public static partial class PoolManager
     public static readonly ContentPoolManager Instance = new();
     public const string TestMap = "Empty";
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Designated load bearing station. Sometimes you need a station for a test.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string TestStation = "Saltern";
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Runs a server, or a client until a condition is true
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/StartEndGameRulesTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/StartEndGameRulesTest.cs
index bda931397b2..d4d30406ae2 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/StartEndGameRulesTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/StartEndGameRulesTest.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public sealed class StartEndGameRulesTest
         await using var pair = await PoolManager.GetServerClient(new PoolSettings
         {
             Dirty = true,
-            DummyTicker = false
+            DummyTicker = false,
+            Map = PoolManager.TestStation
         });
         var server = pair.Server;
         await server.WaitIdleAsync();
diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Station/EvacShuttleTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Station/EvacShuttleTest.cs
index 02552669f7a..f7047578ee4 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Station/EvacShuttleTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Station/EvacShuttleTest.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public sealed class EvacShuttleTest
         pair.Server.CfgMan.SetCVar(CCVars.EmergencyShuttleEnabled, true);
         pair.Server.CfgMan.SetCVar(CCVars.GameDummyTicker, false);
         var gameMap = pair.Server.CfgMan.GetCVar(CCVars.GameMap);
-        pair.Server.CfgMan.SetCVar(CCVars.GameMap, "Saltern");
+        pair.Server.CfgMan.SetCVar(CCVars.GameMap, PoolManager.TestStation);
 
         await server.WaitPost(() => ticker.RestartRound());
         await pair.RunTicksSync(25);
diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerSystem.cs
index d59fbc82b4b..2b454105bf6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerSystem.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ public sealed class AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerSystem : EntitySystem
         if (entProtos.Count == 0)
             return; // You will just get a normal job
 
-        args.Entity = Spawn(ent.Comp.PickAndTake ? _random.PickAndTake(entProtos) : _random.Pick(entProtos));
+        args.Entity = Spawn(ent.Comp.PickAndTake ? _random.PickAndTake(entProtos) : _random.Pick(entProtos), args.Coords);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.API.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.API.cs
index 5debd10b6e4..44d6022e76e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.API.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.API.cs
@@ -336,13 +336,14 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem
     /// This technically is a gamerule-ent-less way to make an entity an antag.
     /// You should almost never be using this.
     /// </summary>
-    public void ForceMakeAntag<T>(ICommonSession? player, string defaultRule) where T : Component
+    public void ForceMakeAntag<T>(ICommonSession player, string defaultRule) where T : Component
     {
         var rule = ForceGetGameRuleEnt<T>(defaultRule);
 
         if (!TryGetNextAvailableDefinition(rule, out var def))
             def = rule.Comp.Definitions.Last();
-        MakeAntag(rule, player, def.Value);
+
+        MakeSessionAntagonist(rule, player, def.Value);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
index 5c94942c9ae..604a0619036 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ using Content.Shared.Mind;
 using Content.Shared.Players;
 using Content.Shared.Roles;
 using Content.Shared.Whitelist;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Server.Audio;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Server.Player;
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Antag;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Turns players into antags.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Do not ever ever ever spawn and initialize an entity prototype in nullspace then move it to the grid.
+/// I wasted 4 hours refactoring this system specifically to fix that mistake.
+/// Always initialize your entities attached to the entity you're spawning them on, or the correct map at the very least.
+/// </remarks>
 public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelectionComponent>
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly AudioSystem _audio = default!;
@@ -87,7 +96,7 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
         if (!Exists(rule) || !TryComp<AntagSelectionComponent>(rule, out var select))
             return;
 
-        MakeAntag((rule, select), args.Player, def, ignoreSpawner: true);
+        AttachSessionToAntagonist((rule, select), args.Player, def, _transform.GetMapCoordinates(ent));
         args.TookRole = true;
         _ghostRole.UnregisterGhostRole((ent, Comp<GhostRoleComponent>(ent)));
     }
@@ -176,7 +185,8 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
     /// Attempt to make this player be a late-join antag.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="session">The session to attempt to make antag.</param>
-    public void TryMakeLateJoinAntag(ICommonSession session)
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public bool TryMakeLateJoinAntag(ICommonSession session)
     {
         // TODO: this really doesn't handle multiple latejoin definitions well
         // eventually this should probably store the players per definition with some kind of unique identifier.
@@ -208,8 +218,10 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
                 continue;
 
             if (TryMakeAntag((uid, antag), session, def.Value))
-                break;
+                return true;
         }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     protected override void Added(EntityUid uid, AntagSelectionComponent component, GameRuleComponent gameRule, GameRuleAddedEvent args)
@@ -315,15 +327,9 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
             }
 
             if (session == null)
-                MakeAntag(ent, null, def); // This is for spawner antags
+                CreateAntagSpawner(ent, def); // Create a spawner since there's no session to attach.
             else
-            {
-                if (!ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.TryGetValue(def, out var set))
-                    ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.Add(def, set = new HashSet<ICommonSession>());
-                set.Add(session); // Selection done!
-                Log.Debug($"Pre-selected {session.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
-                _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Pre-selected {session.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
-            }
+                PreSelectSessionForAntagonist(ent, session, def);
         }
     }
 
@@ -353,123 +359,181 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
     /// <summary>
     /// Tries to makes a given player into the specified antagonist.
     /// </summary>
-    public bool TryMakeAntag(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession? session, AntagSelectionDefinition def, bool ignoreSpawner = false, bool checkPref = true, bool onlyPreSelect = false)
+    public bool TryMakeAntag(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession session, AntagSelectionDefinition def, bool checkPref = true, bool onlyPreSelect = false)
     {
         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Start trying to make {session} become the antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
 
         if (checkPref && !ValidAntagPreference(session, def.PrefRoles))
             return false;
 
-        if (!IsSessionValid(ent, session, def) || !IsEntityValid(session?.AttachedEntity, def))
+        if (!IsSessionValid(ent, session, def) || !IsEntityValid(session.AttachedEntity, def))
             return false;
 
-        if (onlyPreSelect && session != null)
-        {
-            if (!ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.TryGetValue(def, out var set))
-                ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.Add(def, set = new HashSet<ICommonSession>());
-            set.Add(session);
-            Log.Debug($"Pre-selected {session!.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
-            _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Pre-selected {session.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
-        }
+        if (onlyPreSelect)
+            PreSelectSessionForAntagonist(ent, session, def);
         else
-        {
-            MakeAntag(ent, session, def, ignoreSpawner);
-        }
+            MakeSessionAntagonist(ent, session, def);
 
         return true;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Makes a given player into the specified antagonist.
+    /// Create an antag spawner which can be taken over by a player through the ghost role system.
     /// </summary>
-    public void MakeAntag(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession? session, AntagSelectionDefinition def, bool ignoreSpawner = false)
+    /// <param name="ent">Antag rule entity</param>
+    /// <param name="def">Antag selection definition chosen from the entity</param>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    private EntityUid? CreateAntagSpawner(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, AntagSelectionDefinition def)
     {
-        EntityUid? antagEnt = null;
-        var isSpawner = false;
+        if (def.SpawnerPrototype is not { } proto)
+            return null;
 
-        if (session != null)
+        var spawner = Spawn(def.SpawnerPrototype);
+        if (!TryValidSpawnPosition(ent, spawner))
         {
-            if (!ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.TryGetValue(def, out var set))
-                ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.Add(def, set = new HashSet<ICommonSession>());
-            set.Add(session);
-            ent.Comp.AssignedSessions.Add(session);
-
-            // we shouldn't be blocking the entity if they're just a ghost or smth.
-            if (!HasComp<GhostComponent>(session.AttachedEntity))
-                antagEnt = session.AttachedEntity;
-        }
-        else if (!ignoreSpawner && def.SpawnerPrototype != null) // don't add spawners if we have a player, dummy.
-        {
-            antagEnt = Spawn(def.SpawnerPrototype);
-            isSpawner = true;
+            Log.Error($"Found no valid positions to place antag spawner {ToPrettyString(spawner)} prototype: {proto}");
+            Del(spawner);
+            return null;
         }
 
-        if (!antagEnt.HasValue)
+        if (!TryComp<GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent>(spawner, out var spawnerComp))
         {
-            var getEntEv = new AntagSelectEntityEvent(session, ent, def.PrefRoles);
-
-            RaiseLocalEvent(ent, ref getEntEv, true);
-            antagEnt = getEntEv.Entity;
+            Log.Error($"Antag spawner {spawner} does not have a {nameof(GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent)}.");
+            _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Antag spawner {spawner} in gamerule {ToPrettyString(ent)} failed due to not having {nameof(GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent)}.");
+            Del(spawner);
+            return null;
         }
 
-        if (antagEnt is not { } player)
-        {
-            Log.Error($"Attempted to make {session} antagonist in gamerule {ToPrettyString(ent)} but there was no valid entity for player.");
-            _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Attempted to make {session} antagonist in gamerule {ToPrettyString(ent)} but there was no valid entity for player.");
-            if (session != null && ent.Comp.RemoveUponFailedSpawn)
-            {
-                ent.Comp.AssignedSessions.Remove(session);
-                ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions[def].Remove(session);
-            }
+        spawnerComp.Rule = ent;
+        spawnerComp.Definition = def;
+        return spawner;
+    }
 
-            return;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Does antag pre-selection logic, adding a specified player session to the PreSelection list and logging it for admins.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void PreSelectSessionForAntagonist(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession session, AntagSelectionDefinition def)
+    {
+        if (!ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.TryGetValue(def, out var set))
+            ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions.Add(def, set = new HashSet<ICommonSession>());
+        set.Add(session);
+
+        Log.Debug($"Pre-selected {session.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
+        _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Pre-selected {session.Name} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new antagonist entity at the specified coordinates, then attaches the specified player to that antagonist.
+    /// </summary>
+    private EntityUid? AttachSessionToAntagonist(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent,
+        ICommonSession session,
+        AntagSelectionDefinition def,
+        MapCoordinates coords)
+    {
+        PreSelectSessionForAntagonist(ent, session, def);
+        ent.Comp.AssignedSessions.Add(session);
+        return SpawnNewAntagonist(ent, session, def, coords);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Makes a specified player into a specified antagonist.
+    /// If the player is a ghost or has no attached entity, it will attempt to find a valid spawn position and spawn a new entity.
+    /// Otherwise, it will try to move their current entity to their antag's spawn position (if it exists) and then set them up as antag.
+    /// </summary>
+    private EntityUid? MakeSessionAntagonist(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession session, AntagSelectionDefinition def)
+    {
+        PreSelectSessionForAntagonist(ent, session, def);
+
+        ent.Comp.AssignedSessions.Add(session);
+
+        // If the player has no entity to make an antagonist, make a new entity for them
+        if (HasComp<GhostComponent>(session.AttachedEntity) || session.AttachedEntity is not { } player)
+        {
+            return SpawnNewAntagonist(ent, session, def);
         }
 
-        // TODO: This is really messy because this part runs twice for midround events.
-        // Once when the ghostrole spawner is created and once when a player takes it.
-        // Therefore any component subscribing to this has to make sure both subscriptions return the same value
-        // or the ghost role raffle location preview will be wrong.
+        TryValidSpawnPosition(ent, player, session);
+        InitializeAntag(ent, player, session, def);
+        return player;
+    }
 
-        var getPosEv = new AntagSelectLocationEvent(session, ent, player);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to create a new antagonist entity and attach a player session to it at a valid spawnpoint.
+    /// Does nothing if it cannot find a valid spawnpoint.
+    /// </summary>
+    private EntityUid? SpawnNewAntagonist(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession session, AntagSelectionDefinition def)
+    {
+        if (GetValidSpawnPosition(ent, session.AttachedEntity, session) is not { } coordinates)
+        {
+            Log.Error($"Was unable to find a valid spawn position for, {session.Name}, gamerule: {ToPrettyString(ent)} when trying to make them into an antagonist.");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return SpawnNewAntagonist(ent, session, def, coordinates);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to create a new antagonist entity at the specified coordinates and attach a player session to it.
+    /// If it cannot spawn an antagonist entity, it does nothing.
+    /// </summary>
+    private EntityUid? SpawnNewAntagonist(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, ICommonSession session, AntagSelectionDefinition def, MapCoordinates coordinates)
+    {
+        var getEntEv = new AntagSelectEntityEvent(session, ent, def.PrefRoles, coordinates);
+
+        RaiseLocalEvent(ent, ref getEntEv, true);
+        if (getEntEv.Entity is not { } antag)
+        {
+            Log.Error($"Tried to make {session.UserId} into an antagonist but was unable to spawn an entity for them. Gamerule {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        InitializeAntag(ent, antag, session, def);
+        return antag;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Raises an event to the gamerule to check all valid possible spawning points for this rule.
+    /// Returns a random spawnpoint from a list of valid spawnpoints, or null if there weren't any.
+    /// </summary>
+    private MapCoordinates? GetValidSpawnPosition(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, EntityUid? antag, ICommonSession? session = null)
+    {
+        var getPosEv = new AntagSelectLocationEvent(ent, antag, session);
         RaiseLocalEvent(ent, ref getPosEv, true);
-        if (getPosEv.Handled)
-        {
-            var playerXform = Transform(player);
-            var pos = RobustRandom.Pick(getPosEv.Coordinates);
-            _transform.SetMapCoordinates((player, playerXform), pos);
-        }
 
-        // If we want to just do a ghost role spawner, set up data here and then return early.
-        // This could probably be an event in the future if we want to be more refined about it.
-        if (isSpawner)
-        {
-            if (!TryComp<GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent>(player, out var spawnerComp))
-            {
-                Log.Error($"Antag spawner {player} does not have a GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent.");
-                _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Antag spawner {player} in gamerule {ToPrettyString(ent)} failed due to not having GhostRoleAntagSpawnerComponent.");
-                if (session != null)
-                {
-                    ent.Comp.AssignedSessions.Remove(session);
-                    ent.Comp.PreSelectedSessions[def].Remove(session);
-                }
+        if (!getPosEv.Handled)
+            return null;
 
-                return;
-            }
+        return RobustRandom.Pick(getPosEv.Coordinates);
+    }
 
-            spawnerComp.Rule = ent;
-            spawnerComp.Definition = def;
-            return;
-        }
+    /// <summary>
+    ///  Looks for a valid spawn position for this antagonist type, then moves the antagonist entity to that spawn position.
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool TryValidSpawnPosition(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, EntityUid antag, ICommonSession? session = null)
+    {
+        if (GetValidSpawnPosition(ent, antag, session) is not { } coordinates)
+            return false;
 
+        var xform = Transform(antag);
+        _transform.SetMapCoordinates((antag, xform), coordinates);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes the antagonist status on the specified entity.
+    /// Adds the needed components, loadouts, items, attaches the player and fires off an event.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void InitializeAntag(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> ent, EntityUid antag, ICommonSession? session, AntagSelectionDefinition def)
+    {
         // The following is where we apply components, equipment, and other changes to our antagonist entity.
-        EntityManager.AddComponents(player, def.Components);
+        EntityManager.AddComponents(antag, def.Components);
 
         // Equip the entity's RoleLoadout and LoadoutGroup
         List<ProtoId<StartingGearPrototype>> gear = new();
         if (def.StartingGear is not null)
             gear.Add(def.StartingGear.Value);
 
-        _loadout.Equip(player, gear, def.RoleLoadout);
+        _loadout.Equip(antag, gear, def.RoleLoadout);
 
         if (session != null)
         {
@@ -477,22 +541,22 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
 
             if (curMind == null ||
                 !TryComp<MindComponent>(curMind.Value, out var mindComp) ||
-                mindComp.OwnedEntity != antagEnt)
+                mindComp.OwnedEntity != antag)
             {
-                curMind = _mind.CreateMind(session.UserId, Name(antagEnt.Value));
+                curMind = _mind.CreateMind(session.UserId, Name(antag));
                 _mind.SetUserId(curMind.Value, session.UserId);
             }
 
-            _mind.TransferTo(curMind.Value, antagEnt, ghostCheckOverride: true);
+            _mind.TransferTo(curMind.Value, antag, ghostCheckOverride: true);
             _role.MindAddRoles(curMind.Value, def.MindRoles, null, true);
-            ent.Comp.AssignedMinds.Add((curMind.Value, Name(player)));
+            ent.Comp.AssignedMinds.Add((curMind.Value, Name(antag)));
             SendBriefing(session, def.Briefing);
 
             Log.Debug($"Assigned {ToPrettyString(curMind)} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.AntagSelection, $"Assigned {ToPrettyString(curMind)} as antagonist: {ToPrettyString(ent)}");
         }
 
-        var afterEv = new AfterAntagEntitySelectedEvent(session, player, ent, def);
+        var afterEv = new AfterAntagEntitySelectedEvent(session, antag, ent, def);
         RaiseLocalEvent(ent, ref afterEv, true);
     }
 
@@ -617,14 +681,17 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
 /// Event raised on a game rule entity in order to determine what the antagonist entity will be.
 /// Only raised if the selected player's current entity is invalid.
 /// </summary>
+/// TODO: This should really be an interface instead, we're always raising this to the same entity anyways and the values are extremely predictable
 [ByRefEvent]
-public record struct AntagSelectEntityEvent(ICommonSession? Session, Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> GameRule, List<ProtoId<AntagPrototype>> AntagRoles)
+public record struct AntagSelectEntityEvent(ICommonSession? Session, Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> GameRule, List<ProtoId<AntagPrototype>> AntagRoles, MapCoordinates Coords)
 {
     public readonly ICommonSession? Session = Session;
 
     /// list of antag role prototypes associated with a entity. used by the <see cref="AntagMultipleRoleSpawnerComponent"/>
     public readonly List<ProtoId<AntagPrototype>> AntagRoles = AntagRoles;
 
+    public readonly MapCoordinates Coords = Coords;
+
     public bool Handled => Entity != null;
 
     public EntityUid? Entity;
@@ -634,20 +701,20 @@ public record struct AntagSelectEntityEvent(ICommonSession? Session, Entity<Anta
 /// Event raised on a game rule entity to determine the location for the antagonist.
 /// </summary>
 [ByRefEvent]
-public record struct AntagSelectLocationEvent(ICommonSession? Session, Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> GameRule, EntityUid Entity)
+public record struct AntagSelectLocationEvent(Entity<AntagSelectionComponent> GameRule, EntityUid? Entity, ICommonSession? Session = null)
 {
     public readonly ICommonSession? Session = Session;
 
     public bool Handled => Coordinates.Any();
 
     // the entity of the antagonist
-    public EntityUid Entity = Entity;
+    public EntityUid? Entity = Entity;
 
     public List<MapCoordinates> Coordinates = new();
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Event raised on a game rule entity after the setup logic for an antag is complete.
+/// Event raised on a game ruleR entity after the setup logic for an antag is complete.
 /// Used for applying additional more complex setup logic.
 /// </summary>
 [ByRefEvent]
diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSpawnerSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSpawnerSystem.cs
index f8a036749a1..dd0c99cc0e4 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSpawnerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSpawnerSystem.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ public sealed class AntagSpawnerSystem : EntitySystem
 
     private void OnSelectEntity(Entity<AntagSpawnerComponent> ent, ref AntagSelectEntityEvent args)
     {
-        args.Entity = Spawn(ent.Comp.Prototype);
+        args.Entity = Spawn(ent.Comp.Prototype, args.Coords);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem.cs
index 22916f0c18e..fff3ee8de6f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public sealed class AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagLoadProfile
 
         if (profile?.Species is not { } speciesId || !_proto.Resolve(speciesId, out var species))
         {
-            species = _proto.Index<SpeciesPrototype>(HumanoidCharacterProfile.DefaultSpecies);
+            species = _proto.Index(HumanoidCharacterProfile.DefaultSpecies);
         }
 
         if (ent.Comp.SpeciesOverride != null
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public sealed class AntagLoadProfileRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagLoadProfile
             species = _proto.Index(ent.Comp.SpeciesOverride.Value);
         }
 
-        args.Entity = Spawn(species.Prototype);
+        args.Entity = Spawn(species.Prototype, args.Coords);
         if (profile?.WithSpecies(species.ID) is { } humanoidProfile)
         {
             _visualBody.ApplyProfileTo(args.Entity.Value, humanoidProfile);
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/Conditional/xenoborgs.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/Conditional/xenoborgs.yml
index a8251739acc..0717829f849 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/Conditional/xenoborgs.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/Conditional/xenoborgs.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@
   components:
   - type: GridSpawnPointWhitelist
     whitelist:
-      components:
-      - Xenoborg
       tags:
       - XenoborgGhostrole
     blacklist:
-      components:
-      - MothershipCore
       tags:
       - MothershipCoreGhostrole
   - type: SpawnPoint
@@ -28,8 +24,6 @@
   components:
   - type: GridSpawnPointWhitelist
     whitelist:
-      components:
-      - MothershipCore
       tags:
       - MothershipCoreGhostrole
   - type: SpawnPoint