diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index f68eb10f785..f3b9a64a542 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ datum/preferences
 
 			else if(link_tags["changeslot"])
 				savefile_save(user)
-				user.client.activeslot = text2num(link_tags["changeslot"])
+				user.client.activeslot = min(max(text2num(link_tags["changeslot"]), 1), MAX_SAVE_SLOTS)
 				savefile_load(user)