diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index b1d06cb083c..364b3478b0b 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		return
 
 	// asset_cache
+	var/asset_cache_job
 	if(href_list["asset_cache_confirm_arrival"])
-		var/job = round(text2num(href_list["asset_cache_confirm_arrival"]))
+		asset_cache_job = round(text2num(href_list["asset_cache_confirm_arrival"]))
 		//because we skip the limiter, we have to make sure this is a valid arrival and not somebody tricking us
 		//	into letting append to a list without limit.
-		if (job > 0 && job <= last_asset_job && !(job in completed_asset_jobs))
-			completed_asset_jobs += job
+		if (asset_cache_job > 0 && asset_cache_job <= last_asset_job && !(asset_cache_job in completed_asset_jobs))
+			completed_asset_jobs += asset_cache_job
 			return
 
 	var/mtl = CONFIG_GET(number/minute_topic_limit)
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		log_href("[src] (usr:[usr]\[[COORD(usr)]\]) : [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]")
 	
 	//byond bug ID:2256651
-	if (href_list["asset_cache_confirm_arrival"] && href_list["asset_cache_confirm_arrival"] in completed_asset_jobs)
+	if (asset_cache_job && asset_cache_job in completed_asset_jobs)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>An error has been detected in how your client is receiving resources. Attempting to correct.... (If you keep seeing these messages you might want to close byond and reconnect)</span>")
 		src << browse("...", "window=asset_cache_browser")