diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 3608386f9a..73d7005eb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 	var/stamps		//The (text for the) stamps on the paper.
 	var/fields		//Amount of user created fields
 	var/list/stamped
-	var/ico[0]      //Icons and
-	var/offset_x[0] //offsets stored for later
-	var/offset_y[0] //usage by the photocopier
+	var/list/ico[0]      //Icons and
+	var/list/offset_x[0] //offsets stored for later
+	var/list/offset_y[0] //usage by the photocopier
 	var/rigged = 0
 	var/spam_flag = 0
 
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
index 83b27b7a2b..7f0ed21c78 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	c.offset_y = copy.offset_y
 	var/list/temp_overlays = copy.overlays       //Iterates through stamps
 	var/image/img                                //and puts a matching
-	for (var/j = 1, j <= temp_overlays.len, j++) //gray overlay onto the copy
+	for (var/j = 1, j <= min(temp_overlays.len, copy.ico.len), j++) //gray overlay onto the copy
 		if (findtext(copy.ico[j], "cap") || findtext(copy.ico[j], "cent"))
 			img = image('icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi', "paper_stamp-circle")
 		else if (findtext(copy.ico[j], "deny"))