diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index b7ac60b84d7..59f9b858622 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 	var_edited = TRUE
 	vars[var_name] = var_value
 
+	. = TRUE
+
+
 /client/proc/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value) //called whenever a var is edited
 	switch(var_name)
 		if("vars")
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@
 	var_edited = TRUE
 	vars[var_name] = var_value
 
+	. = TRUE
+
 /datum/proc/vv_get_var(var_name)
 	switch(var_name)
 		if("vars")
@@ -458,15 +463,15 @@
 		#else
 		item = "[name] = /icon (<span class='value'>[value]</span>)"
 		#endif
-
+
 	else if(istype(value, /image))
 		var/image/I = value
 		#ifdef VARSICON
 		item = "<a href='?_src_=vars;Vars=[I.UID()]'>[name] \ref[value]</a> = /image (<span class='value'>[value]</span>) [bicon(value, use_class=0)]"
 		#else
 		item = "<a href='?_src_=vars;Vars=[I.UID()]'>[name] \ref[value]</a> = /image (<span class='value'>[value]</span>)"
-		#endif
-
+		#endif
+
 	else if(isfile(value))
 		item = "[VV_HTML_ENCODE(name)] = <span class='value'>'[value]'</span>"