diff --git a/code/game/machinery/teleporter.dm b/code/game/machinery/teleporter.dm
index 914071708d9..d8bb001d457 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/teleporter.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/teleporter.dm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 					areaindex[tmpname] = 1
 				L[tmpname] = I
 
-		var/desc = input("Please select a location to lock in.", "Locking Computer") in L
+		var/desc = input("Please select a location to lock in.", "Locking Computer") as null|anything in L
 		target = L[desc]
 
 	else
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 			else
 				areaindex[tmpname] = 1
 			L[tmpname] = R
-		var/desc = input("Please select a station to lock in.", "Locking Computer") in L
+		var/desc = input("Please select a station to lock in.", "Locking Computer") as null|anything in L
 		target = L[desc]
 		if(target)
 			var/obj/machinery/teleport/station/trg = target
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index 214b938b918..a5157a25298 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -476,13 +476,13 @@
 					return
 				minutes = CMinutes + mins
 				duration = GetExp(minutes)
-				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as null|message
+				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as message
 				if(!reason)
 					return
 			if("No")
 				temp = 0
 				duration = "Perma"
-				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as null|message
+				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as message
 				if(!reason)
 					return