diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2_wrappers.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2_wrappers.dm
index 1305e5a660d..eb9f39a8da4 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2_wrappers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2_wrappers.dm
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 	return istype(object, type)
 
 /proc/_ispath(path, type)
+	if(isnull(type))
+		return ispath(path)
 	return ispath(path, type)
 
 /proc/_length(E)
@@ -297,3 +299,6 @@
 	if(!filter_index || filter_index < 1 || filter_index > length(target.filters))
 		return
 	animate(target.filters[filter_index], appearance = set_vars, time, loop, easing, flags)
+
+/proc/_is_type_in_typecache(thing_to_check, typecache)
+	return is_type_in_typecache(thing_to_check, typecache)