diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/config.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/config.dm
index e7cb363e553..3be6db06c71 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/config.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/config.dm
@@ -370,5 +370,5 @@ CONFIG_TWEAK(number/mc_tick_rate)
 
 CONFIG_TWEAK(number/mc_tick_rate/ValidateAndSet(str_val))
 	. = ..()
-	if (. && Master)
+	if (.)
 		Master.UpdateTickRate()
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 61a5b1c9d4c..39ebc952b6b 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ TICK_LIMIT_MC_INIT 500
 ##	This also controls the client network update rate, as well as the default client fps
 TICKLAG 0.5
 
-##Can also be set as per-second value, the follow value is identical to the above.
+##Can also be set as per-second value, the following value is identical to the above.
 #FPS 20
 
 ## Comment this out to disable automuting