diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index e86857ef91e..87192a4c0d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -389,23 +389,22 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	if(!isobserver(usr))
 		to_chat(usr, "Not when you're not dead!")
 		return
+	var/target = input("Area to teleport to", "Teleport to a location") as null|anything in SSmapping.ghostteleportlocs
+	var/area/A = SSmapping.teleportlocs[target]
+	teleport(A)
 
-	var/datum/async_input/A = input_autocomplete_async(usr, "Area to jump to: ", SSmapping.ghostteleportlocs)
-	A.on_close(CALLBACK(src, .proc/teleport))
-
-/mob/dead/observer/proc/teleport(area/thearea)
-	if(!thearea || !isobserver(usr))
+/mob/dead/observer/proc/teleport(area/A)
+	if(!A || !isobserver(usr))
 		return
 
-	var/list/L = list()
-	for(var/turf/T in get_area_turfs(thearea.type))
-		L += T
+	var/list/turfs = list()
+	for(var/turf/T in get_area_turfs(A.type))
+		turfs += T
 
-	if(!L || !L.len)
-		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>No area available.</span>")
+	if(!length(turfs))
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>Nowhere to jump to!</span>")
 		return
-
-	forceMove(pick(L))
+	forceMove(pick(turfs))
 	update_parallax_contents()
 
 /mob/dead/observer/verb/follow()