diff --git a/src/facilities/nursery/utils/nurseryUtils.js b/src/facilities/nursery/utils/nurseryUtils.js
index 349b826e1e01327db973f64aaf4d54df83b2f170..ad6acc9873ad10128595d225fc92b653529313d8 100644
--- a/src/facilities/nursery/utils/nurseryUtils.js
+++ b/src/facilities/nursery/utils/nurseryUtils.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ App.Facilities.Nursery.childList = function childList() {
 				list.appendChild(document.createElement("br"));
 
 				r.push(`${He} is ready to leave ${V.nurseryName} and ${child.targetLocation === "slavery" ? `join your ménage` : `become a free citizen`}. `);
-				$(list).append(App.UI.DOM.passageLink(targetText, "Nursery Retrieval Workaround", V.readySlave = child));
+				$(list).append(App.UI.DOM.passageLink(targetText, "Nursery Retrieval Workaround", () => { V.readySlave = child; }));
 			} else {
 				list.appendChild(document.createElement("br"));