diff --git a/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm b/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
index c21e2554899..3496b6723a7 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@
 // given an optional turf to avoid
 /obj/machinery/bot/mulebot/proc/calc_path(var/turf/avoid = null)
 	src.path = AStar(src.loc, src.target, /turf/proc/CardinalTurfsWithAccess, /turf/proc/Distance, 0, 250, id=botcard, exclude=avoid)
-	src.path = reverselist(src.path)
+	if(!src.path)
+		src.path = list()
 
 
 // sets the current destination