diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/slime/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/slime/life.dm
index 700841ffc34..68cd33ce775 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/slime/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/slime/life.dm
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@
 		adjust_nutrition((life_stage == SLIME_LIFE_STAGE_ADULT ? -1 : -0.5) * seconds_per_tick)
 
 	if(nutrition < SLIME_STARVE_NUTRITION)
-		ai_controller.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_STARVING)
+		ai_controller?.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_STARVING)
 
 		if(SPT_PROB(0.5, seconds_per_tick) && LAZYLEN(ai_controller?.blackboard[BB_FRIENDS_LIST]))
 			var/your_fault = pick(ai_controller?.blackboard[BB_FRIENDS_LIST])
 			unfriend(your_fault)
 
 	else if(nutrition < SLIME_HUNGER_NUTRITION || (nutrition < SLIME_GROW_NUTRITION && SPT_PROB(25, seconds_per_tick)) )
-		ai_controller.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_HUNGRY)
+		ai_controller?.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_HUNGRY)
 
 	else
-		ai_controller.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_NONE)
+		ai_controller?.set_blackboard_key(BB_SLIME_HUNGER_LEVEL, SLIME_HUNGER_NONE)
 
 	if(nutrition == 0) //adjust nutrition ensures it can't go below 0
 		if(SPT_PROB(50, seconds_per_tick))
diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index ca421dd9ea3..f6d321c1b8e 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ WALK_DELAY 4
 ##MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/carbon/human 0
 ##MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/silicon/robot 0
 ##MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/carbon/alien 0
-##MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/simple_animal/slime 0
+##MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/basic/slime 0
 MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/simple_animal 0
 MULTIPLICATIVE_MOVESPEED /mob/living/basic 0