diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/01_ui.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/01_ui.dm
index 6168aa36b0..29502ec985 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/01_ui.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/01_ui.dm
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 	S["UI_style_color"]	<< pref.UI_style_color
 	S["UI_style_alpha"]	<< pref.UI_style_alpha
 	S["ooccolor"]		<< pref.ooccolor
-	S["tooltipstyle"]	>> pref.tooltipstyle
+	S["tooltipstyle"]	<< pref.tooltipstyle
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/player_global/ui/sanitize_preferences()
 	pref.UI_style		= sanitize_inlist(pref.UI_style, all_ui_styles, initial(pref.UI_style))
 	pref.UI_style_color	= sanitize_hexcolor(pref.UI_style_color, initial(pref.UI_style_color))
 	pref.UI_style_alpha	= sanitize_integer(pref.UI_style_alpha, 0, 255, initial(pref.UI_style_alpha))
 	pref.ooccolor		= sanitize_hexcolor(pref.ooccolor, initial(pref.ooccolor))
-	pref.tooltipstyle	= sanitize_inlist(pref.tooltipstyle, all_tooltip_styles, all_tooltip_styles[1])
+	pref.tooltipstyle	= sanitize_inlist(pref.tooltipstyle, all_tooltip_styles, initial(pref.tooltipstyle))
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/player_global/ui/content(var/mob/user)
 	. = "<b>UI Style:</b> <a href='?src=\ref[src];select_style=1'><b>[pref.UI_style]</b></a><br>"