diff --git a/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm b/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
index cdb1dc9a4b4..2a53d572c68 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/event_manager.dm
@@ -39,8 +39,19 @@
 
 	finished_events += E
 
+	var/theseverity
+
+	if(!E.severity)
+		theseverity = EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE
+
+	if(!E.severity == EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE && !E.severity == EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE && !E.severity == EVENT_LEVEL_MAJOR)
+		theseverity = EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE //just to be careful
+
+	if(E.severity)
+		theseverity = E.severity
+
 	// Add the event back to the list of available events
-	var/datum/event_container/EC = event_containers[E.severity]
+	var/datum/event_container/EC = event_containers[theseverity]
 	var/datum/event_meta/EM = E.event_meta
 	EC.available_events += EM