diff --git a/src/v3/mod.rs b/src/v3/mod.rs
index 9d56bce..3e4c361 100644
--- a/src/v3/mod.rs
+++ b/src/v3/mod.rs
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_empire(
             game: db_empire.game_id,
             name: db_empire.name,
             discord_user: db_empire.discord_user,
+            machine: db_empire.portrait_group_id.to_string() == dotenv!("MACHINE_GROUP_ID"),
             gestalt: db_empire.gestalt,
             portrait_id: db_empire.portrait_id,
             portrait_group_id: db_empire.portrait_group_id,
@@ -939,6 +940,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_empire(
                 game: db_empire.game_id,
                 name: db_empire.name,
                 discord_user: db_empire.discord_user,
+                machine: db_empire.portrait_group_id.to_string() == dotenv!("MACHINE_GROUP_ID"),
                 gestalt: db_empire.gestalt,
                 portrait_id: db_empire.portrait_id,
                 portrait_group_id: db_empire.portrait_group_id,
@@ -1173,6 +1175,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn edit_empire(
                 game: db_empire.game_id,
                 name: db_empire.name,
                 discord_user: db_empire.discord_user,
+                machine: db_empire.portrait_group_id.to_string() == dotenv!("MACHINE_GROUP_ID"),
                 gestalt: db_empire.gestalt,
                 portrait_id: db_empire.portrait_id,
                 portrait_group_id: db_empire.portrait_group_id,
diff --git a/src/v3/schemas.rs b/src/v3/schemas.rs
index 7320358..df628d7 100644
--- a/src/v3/schemas.rs
+++ b/src/v3/schemas.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ pub struct ChellarisEmpire {
     pub game: i32,
     pub name: String,
     pub discord_user: Option<String>,
+    pub machine: bool,
     pub gestalt: bool,
     pub portrait_id: i32,
     pub portrait_group_id: i32,