diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index af31ec76454..9c0ee2584fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	be_special		= SANITIZE_LIST(be_special)
 	pda_style		= sanitize_inlist(pda_style, GLOB.pda_styles, initial(pda_style))
 	pda_color		= sanitize_hexcolor(pda_color, 6, 1, initial(pda_color))
-	key_bindings 	= sanitize_islist(key_bindings, list())
+	key_bindings 	= sanitize_keybindings(key_bindings)
 
 
 	return TRUE
@@ -555,6 +555,14 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	return TRUE
 
 
+/proc/sanitize_keybindings(value)
+	var/list/base_bindings = sanitize_islist(value,list())
+	for(var/key in base_bindings)
+		base_bindings[key] = base_bindings[key] & GLOB.keybindings_by_name
+		if(!length(base_bindings[key]))
+			base_bindings -= key
+	return base_bindings
+
 #undef SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX
 #undef SAVEFILE_VERSION_MIN