diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index f25e83e8d5..ecabc615b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["species"]			>> species_id
 	if(species_id)
 		if(species_id == "avian" || species_id == "aquatic")
-			species_id = "mammal
+			species_id = "mammal"
 		else if(species_id == "moth")
 			species_id = "insect"