diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
index bff50419ee2..8998d45c7ed 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 		spawn()
 			lines = text2list(t, "\n")
 			if(copytext(lines[1],1,6) == "BPM: ")
-				tempo = 600 / text2num(copytext(lines[1],6))
+				tempo = 600 / max(1, text2num(copytext(lines[1],6)))
 				lines.Cut(1,2)
 			else
 				tempo = 5 // default 120 BPM
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
index 5ff64604205..114bfd24f15 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ datum
 						S.start()
 						sleep(10)
 						S.start()
-					if(holder)
+					if(holder && holder.my_atom)
 						holder.clear_reagents()
 				return