diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index 572e685e1c6..d8cf9b7bfdb 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 
 // Used for methods where input via arg doesn't work
 /client/proc/get_adminhelp()
-	var/msg = input(src, "Please describe your problem concisely and an admin will help as soon as they're able.", "Adminhelp contents") as text
+	var/msg = input(src, "Please describe your problem concisely and an admin will help as soon as they're able.", "Adminhelp contents") as text|null
 	adminhelp(msg)
 
 /client/verb/adminhelp(msg as text)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
index 935c4ef71ae..06e43ecd12b 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 	SSblackbox.record_feedback("tally", "admin_verb", 1, "Asay") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
 /client/proc/get_admin_say()
-	var/msg = input(src, null, "asay \"text\"") as text
+	var/msg = input(src, null, "asay \"text\"") as text|null
 	cmd_admin_say(msg)