diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Ships/SpyPod.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Ships/SpyPod.pm
index 6d04e199..59f10950 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Ships/SpyPod.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Ships/SpyPod.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use constant base_stealth           => 7000;
 use constant base_hold_size         => 0;
 use constant pilotable              => 1;
 use constant build_tags             => ['Intelligence'];
-use constant max_occupants          => 4;
+use constant max_occupants          => 1;
 
 with "Lacuna::Role::Ship::Send::Planet";
 with "Lacuna::Role::Ship::Send::Inhabited";
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/LoadWithSpies.pm b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/LoadWithSpies.pm
index 362745db..a8d1ec01 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/LoadWithSpies.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/LoadWithSpies.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Moose::Role;
 
 after send => sub {
     my $self = shift;
-    return if exists $self->payload->{spies};
+    return if $self->payload->{spies}[0];
     my $arrives = DateTime->now->add(seconds=>$self->calculate_travel_time($self->foreign_body));
     my @spies;
     foreach my $spy (@{$self->get_available_spies_to_send}) {