diff --git a/Content.Client/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
index 7bd02d6d6a..fac6f14bc2 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Ghost/GhostSystem.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Ghost
         private void OnGhostState(EntityUid uid, GhostComponent component, ref AfterAutoHandleStateEvent args)
         {
             if (TryComp<SpriteComponent>(uid, out var sprite))
-                sprite.LayerSetColor(0, component.color);
+                sprite.LayerSetColor(0, component.Color);
 
             if (uid != _playerManager.LocalEntity)
                 return;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Ghost/GhostComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Ghost/GhostComponent.cs
index 96e9b717b9..56eee1881c 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Ghost/GhostComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Ghost/GhostComponent.cs
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ public sealed partial class GhostComponent : Component
     /// Ghost color
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>Used to allow admins to change ghost colors. Should be removed if the capability to edit existing sprite colors is ever added back.</remarks>
-    [DataField("color"), ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite), AutoNetworkedField]
-    public Color color = Color.White;
+    [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
+    public Color Color = Color.White;
 
     [DataField("canReturnToBody"), AutoNetworkedField]
     private bool _canReturnToBody;