diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index 20b7046f11b..072d7753308 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -650,8 +650,9 @@ datum/preferences
 			C.ooccolor = src.ooccolor
 			C.be_alien = be_special & BE_ALIEN
 			C.be_pai = be_special & BE_PAI
+			if(isnull(src.ghost_ears)) src.ghost_ears = 1 //There were problems where the default was null before someone saved their profile.
 			C.ghost_ears = src.ghost_ears
-			
+
 
 #undef UI_OLD
 #undef UI_NEW
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/savefile.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/savefile.dm
index 06c55f920ee..475a3e45796 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/savefile.dm
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ datum/preferences/proc/savefile_load(mob/user)
 	F["name_is_always_random"] >> src.be_random_name
 	F["midis"] >> src.midis
 	F["ghost_ears"] >> src.ghost_ears
+	if(isnull(ghost_ears)) ghost_ears = 1 //Hotfix
 	F["ooccolor"] >> src.ooccolor
 	F["lastchangelog"] >> src.lastchangelog
 	F["UI"] >> src.UI