diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/vore/07_traits.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/vore/07_traits.dm
index 268eec7fcd..e4b6b1a2ea 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/vore/07_traits.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/vore/07_traits.dm
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@
 	if(islist(pref.custom_heat)) //don't bother checking these for actual singular message length, they should already have been checked and it'd take too long every time it's sanitized
 		if(length(pref.custom_heat) > 10)
 			pref.custom_heat.Cut(11)
-		else
-			pref.custom_heat = list()
+	else
+		pref.custom_heat = list()
+
 	if(islist(pref.custom_cold))
 		if(length(pref.custom_cold) > 10)
 			pref.custom_cold.Cut(11)
-		else
-			pref.custom_cold = list()
-
+	else
+		pref.custom_cold = list()
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/vore/traits/copy_to_mob(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character)
 	character.custom_species	= pref.custom_species