diff --git a/Content.Server/Preferences/Managers/ServerPreferencesManager.cs b/Content.Server/Preferences/Managers/ServerPreferencesManager.cs
index b4c73936d91..63a939fa9d4 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Preferences/Managers/ServerPreferencesManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Preferences/Managers/ServerPreferencesManager.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ private async void HandleUpdateCharacterMessage(MsgUpdateCharacter message)
 
             var curPrefs = prefsData.Prefs!;
 
+            if (profile is HumanoidCharacterProfile humanoid)
+                if (curPrefs.Characters.TryGetValue(slot, out var storedProfile) && storedProfile is HumanoidCharacterProfile storedHumanoid)
+                {
+                    if (humanoid.BankBalance != storedHumanoid.BankBalance)
+                        return;
+                }
+                else if (humanoid.BankBalance != HumanoidCharacterProfile.DefaultBalance)
+                    return;
+
             // Corvax-Sponsors-Start: Ensure removing sponsor markings if client somehow bypassed client filtering
             // WARN! It's not removing markings from DB!
             var sponsorPrototypes = _sponsors != null && _sponsors.TryGetPrototypes(message.MsgChannel.UserId, out var prototypes)