diff --git a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
index 2909b66d76..03732d6873 100644
--- a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
+++ b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var/global/datum/getrev/revdata = new("config/svndir.txt")
 
 		var/text = file2text(file(filename))
 		if(!text)
-			diary << "Unable to get [filename] contents, aborting"
+			world.log << "Unable to get [filename] contents, aborting"
 			return abort()
 
 		var/list/CL = tg_text2list(text, "\n")
diff --git a/code/game/topic.dm b/code/game/topic.dm
index d16d38e904..8381eff8de 100644
--- a/code/game/topic.dm
+++ b/code/game/topic.dm
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 			n++
 		s["players"] = n
 
-		// 7 + s["players"] + 1 = index of s["revinfo"]
-		s["revision"] = revdata.revision
+		if(revdata)	s["revision"] = revdata.revision
 		s["admins"] = admins
 
 		return list2params(s)