diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index c0bab0bb7bc..d99823a0a12 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -834,6 +834,9 @@ client
 
 		var/new_language = input("Please choose a language to add.","Language",null) as null|anything in all_languages
 
+		if(!new_language)
+			return
+
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
@@ -857,6 +860,9 @@ client
 
 		var/datum/language/rem_language = input("Please choose a language to remove.","Language",null) as null|anything in H.languages
 
+		if(!rem_language)
+			return
+
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return