diff --git a/code/datums/components/_component.dm b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
index 108d303b72c..b258abed65d 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/_component.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
@@ -273,18 +273,17 @@
  */
 /datum/proc/GetExactComponent(datum/component/c_type)
 	RETURN_TYPE(c_type)
-	if(initial(c_type.dupe_mode) == COMPONENT_DUPE_ALLOWED || initial(c_type.dupe_mode) == COMPONENT_DUPE_SELECTIVE)
+	var/initial_type_mode = initial(c_type.dupe_mode)
+	if(initial_type_mode == COMPONENT_DUPE_ALLOWED || initial_type_mode == COMPONENT_DUPE_SELECTIVE)
 		stack_trace("GetComponent was called to get a component of which multiple copies could be on an object. This can easily break and should be changed. Type: \[[c_type]\]")
-	var/list/dc = _datum_components
-	if(!dc)
+	var/list/all_components = _datum_components
+	if(!all_components)
 		return null
-	var/datum/component/C = dc[c_type]
-	if(C)
-		if(length(C))
-			var/list/component_list = C
-			C = component_list[1]
-		if(C.type == c_type)
-			return C
+	var/datum/component/potential_component
+	if(length(all_components))
+		potential_component = all_components[c_type]
+	if(potential_component?.type == c_type)
+		return potential_component
 	return null
 
 /**