diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index 905ba94ee3..e74b300cd2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -1384,15 +1384,21 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(damage_icon_parts) //see UpdateDamageIcon()
 	if(ear_secondary_style && !(head && (head.flags_inv & BLOCKHEADHAIR)))
 		var/icon/ears_s = new/icon("icon" = ear_secondary_style.icon, "icon_state" = ear_secondary_style.icon_state)
 		if(ear_secondary_style.do_colouration)
-			ears_s.Blend(LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 1), ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
+			var/color = LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 1)
+			if(color)
+				ears_s.Blend(color, ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
 		if(ear_secondary_style.extra_overlay)
 			var/icon/overlay = new/icon("icon" = ear_secondary_style.icon, "icon_state" = ear_secondary_style.extra_overlay)
-			overlay.Blend(LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 2), ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
+			var/color = LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 2)
+			if(color)
+				overlay.Blend(color, ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
 			ears_s.Blend(overlay, ICON_OVERLAY)
 			qdel(overlay)
 		if(ear_secondary_style.extra_overlay2) //MORE COLOURS IS BETTERER
 			var/icon/overlay = new/icon("icon" = ear_secondary_style.icon, "icon_state" = ear_secondary_style.extra_overlay2)
-			overlay.Blend(LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 3), ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
+			var/color = LAZYACCESS(ear_secondary_colors, 3)
+			if(color)
+				overlay.Blend(color, ear_secondary_style.color_blend_mode)
 			ears_s.Blend(overlay, ICON_OVERLAY)
 			qdel(overlay)
 		if(!rendered)