diff --git a/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm b/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
index 701c2d62dcd..e0615f0a46c 100644
--- a/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
+++ b/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(total_runtimes_skipped, 0)
 
 		// First split on the colon
 		var/list/inner_split = splittext(original_line, ": ")
-		var/source_half = "[inner_split[1]]: "
-		var/proc_half = inner_split[2]
-		var/proc_name = splittext(proc_half, "(")[1] // Put a ) here to stop the bracket colouriser whining
+		if(length(inner_split) >= 2)
+			var/source_half = "[inner_split[1]]: "
+			var/proc_half = inner_split[2]
+			var/proc_name = splittext(proc_half, "(")[1] // Put a ) here to stop the bracket colouriser whining
 
-		proc_name = replacetext(proc_name, " ", "_") // Put the underscores back because BYOND removes them for some reason
+			proc_name = replacetext(proc_name, " ", "_") // Put the underscores back because BYOND removes them for some reason
 
-		sanitize_splitlines[i] = "[source_half][proc_name]"
+			sanitize_splitlines[i] = "[source_half][proc_name]"
 
 	e.desc = sanitize_splitlines.Join("\n")