diff --git a/addons/nametags/functions/fnc_drawNameTagIcon.sqf b/addons/nametags/functions/fnc_drawNameTagIcon.sqf
index a765f1b8024..bfe065cf303 100644
--- a/addons/nametags/functions/fnc_drawNameTagIcon.sqf
+++ b/addons/nametags/functions/fnc_drawNameTagIcon.sqf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _fnc_parameters = {
         _size = 1;
     } else {
         if (_drawRank && {rank _target != ""}) then {
-            _icon = GVAR(factionRanks) getVariable faction _target;
+            _icon = GVAR(factionRanks) getVariable (_target getVariable [QGVAR(faction), faction _target]);
             if (!isNil "_icon") then {
                 _icon = _icon param [ALL_RANKS find rank _target, ""];
             } else {