diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/athena/FRCDriverStation.cpp b/hal/src/main/native/athena/FRCDriverStation.cpp
index b6809e849e..12739c82f3 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/athena/FRCDriverStation.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/athena/FRCDriverStation.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ void JoystickDataCache::Update() {
     HAL_GetJoystickPOVsInternal(i, &povs[i]);
     HAL_GetJoystickButtonsInternal(i, &buttons[i]);
   }
-  FRC_NetworkCommunication_getAllianceStation(
-      reinterpret_cast<AllianceStationID_t*>(&allianceStation));
+  AllianceStationID_t alliance = kAllianceStationID_red1;
+  FRC_NetworkCommunication_getAllianceStation(&alliance);
+  int allianceInt = alliance;
+  allianceInt += 1;
+  allianceStation = static_cast<HAL_AllianceStationID>(allianceInt);
   FRC_NetworkCommunication_getMatchTime(&matchTime);
   FRC_NetworkCommunication_getControlWord(
       reinterpret_cast<ControlWord_t*>(&controlWord));
diff --git a/hal/src/main/native/sim/DriverStation.cpp b/hal/src/main/native/sim/DriverStation.cpp
index fc91ad64d6..67b2eb728a 100644
--- a/hal/src/main/native/sim/DriverStation.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/main/native/sim/DriverStation.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int32_t HAL_GetControlWord(HAL_ControlWord* controlWord) {
 
 HAL_AllianceStationID HAL_GetAllianceStation(int32_t* status) {
   if (gShutdown) {
-    return HAL_AllianceStationID_kRed1;
+    return HAL_AllianceStationID_kUnknown;
   }
   std::scoped_lock lock{driverStation->cacheMutex};
   return currentRead->allianceStation;