diff --git a/code/modules/whitelist/whitelist.dm b/code/modules/whitelist/whitelist.dm
index bea2b0e64a..d93a3b08ad 100644
--- a/code/modules/whitelist/whitelist.dm
+++ b/code/modules/whitelist/whitelist.dm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var/list/whitelistable = list(
 	return (ckey in global.whitelists) ? global.whitelists[ckey] : list()
 
 
-/proc/load_whitelist(var/key)
+/proc/load_whitelist()
 	var/filename = "config/whitelists.json"
 	try
 		if(fexists(filename))
diff --git a/tools/whitelistupdate5000.py b/tools/whitelistupdate5000.py
index 8d12935ffc..0c71148a35 100644
--- a/tools/whitelistupdate5000.py
+++ b/tools/whitelistupdate5000.py
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ import json
 def scan_whitelist():
     whitelist_dict = {}
     path = "../data/player_saves"
-    for subdir in os.listdir(path):
+   for subdir in os.listdir(path):
         path = f"../data/player_saves/{subdir}"
+        if not os.path.isdir(path):
+            continue
         for player_dir in os.listdir(path):
             whitelist_file = f"{path}/{player_dir}/whitelist.json"
+            print(f"Opening {whitelist_file}")
             if not os.path.exists(whitelist_file):
                 continue
             with open(whitelist_file) as contents:
+                if os.path.getsize(whitelist_file) == 1:
+                    continue
                 whitelist_dict[player_dir] = []
                 for key in json.load(contents):
                     whitelist_dict[player_dir].append(translate_key(key))