diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index 93d8d3a830f..03dbd25a7a6 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 		if(targetselected && !hascall(target,procname))
 			usr << "<font color='red'>Error: callproc(): target has no such call [procname].</font>"
 			return
+		else
+			procpath = text2path(procname)
+			if (!procpath)
+				usr << "<font color='red'>Error: callproc(): proc [procname] does not exist. (Did you forget the /proc/ part?)</font>"
+				return
+			procname = procpath
 		var/list/lst = get_callproc_args()
 		if(!lst)
 			return