diff --git a/src/js/assignJS.js b/src/js/assignJS.js
index 3e300d1f626632daf75b7daf9003f0601a92f301..4643dd8615c69fcc0ebeaf7dac05ca4b8bac83ae 100644
--- a/src/js/assignJS.js
+++ b/src/js/assignJS.js
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ window.assignJob = function assignJob(slave, job) {
 };
 
 window.assignJobSafely = function assignJobSafely(slave, assignmentStr){
-	if (V.assignmentRecords[slave.ID] === "choose her own job") {
-		slave.choosesOwnAssignment = 1;
+	if (slave.choosesOwnAssignment === 1) {
 		assignJob(slave, "rest");
 	} else if (!App.Utils.jobForAssignment(assignmentStr).canEmploy(slave).length) {  // If nothing complains about job requirements not being met 
 		assignJob(slave, assignmentStr);