diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/scrolls.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/scrolls.dm
index 45d3b2e6d60..cf3851b3cc5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/scrolls.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/scrolls.dm
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 	var/A
 
-	A = input(user, "Area to jump to", "BOOYEA", A) in teleportlocs|null
+	A = input(user, "Area to jump to", "BOOYEA", A) as null|anything in teleportlocs
 	if(!A)
 		return
 	var/area/thearea = teleportlocs[A]
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm b/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
index 88652cc7b09..661744a75b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/sql_notes.dm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 		target_ckey = new_ckey
 	var/target_sql_ckey = sanitizeSQL(target_ckey)
 	if(!notetext)
-		notetext = input(usr,"Write your Note","Add Note") as message
+		notetext = input(usr,"Write your Note","Add Note") as null|message
 		if(!notetext)
 			return
 	notetext = sanitizeSQL(notetext)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		target_ckey = query_find_note_edit.item[1]
 		var/old_note = query_find_note_edit.item[2]
 		var/adminckey = query_find_note_edit.item[3]
-		var/new_note = input("Input new note", "New Note", "[old_note]") as message
+		var/new_note = input("Input new note", "New Note", "[old_note]") as null|message
 		if(!new_note)
 			return
 		new_note = sanitizeSQL(new_note)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index a5157a25298..214b938b918 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 message
+				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as null|message
 				if(!reason)
 					return
 			if("No")
 				temp = 0
 				duration = "Perma"
-				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as message
+				reason = input(usr,"Please State Reason.","Reason",reason2) as null|message
 				if(!reason)
 					return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index 718bc116192..165c9c8102c 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 				targets["[T.mob.real_name](as [T.mob.name]) - [T]"] = T
 		else
 			targets["(No Mob) - [T]"] = T
-	var/list/sorted = sortList(targets)
-	var/target = input(src,"To whom shall we send a message?","Admin PM",null) in sorted|null
+	var/target = input(src,"To whom shall we send a message?","Admin PM",null) as null|anything in sortList(targets)
 	cmd_admin_pm(targets[target],null)
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","APM") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!