diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/sandcode/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/sandcode/misc.dm
index 15b91b14f3..1e02212de8 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/sandcode/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/sandcode/misc.dm
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #define UTF8HEADER "<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=UTF-8' /><meta http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible' content='IE=edge' />" //I WOULD LOVE TO DEFINE THIS IN MODULAR_SAND BUT FREAKING CODE DOESN'T GET IT THEN
+
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(lewd_prefs_choices, list(
+	"Yes",
+	"Ask",
+	"No"
+	))
diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 2416afe657..5c2137c76c 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	features["mcolor2"]	= sanitize_hexcolor(features["mcolor2"], 6, FALSE)
 	features["mcolor3"]	= sanitize_hexcolor(features["mcolor3"], 6, FALSE)
 
-	// SKYRAT CHANGE START
+	// Sandstorm changes
 	S["enable_personal_chat_color"]			>> enable_personal_chat_color
 	S["personal_chat_color"]			>> personal_chat_color
 
@@ -26,19 +26,13 @@
 				if(!(alt_titles_preferences[job.title] in job.alt_titles))
 					alt_titles_preferences.Remove(job.title)
 
-	erppref = sanitize_text(S["erp_pref"], "Ask")
-	if(!length(erppref)) erppref = "Ask"
-	nonconpref = sanitize_text(S["noncon_pref"], "Ask")
-	if(!length(nonconpref)) nonconpref = "Ask"
-	vorepref = sanitize_text(S["vore_pref"], "Ask")
-	if(!length(vorepref)) vorepref = "Ask"
-	unholypref = sanitize_text(S["unholypref"], "No") //I AM MENTAL I AM MAD I AM INSANE
-	if(!length(unholypref)) unholypref = "No"
-	extremepref = sanitize_text(S["extremepref"], "No") //god has forsaken me
-	if(!length(extremepref))
-		extremepref = "No"
-	extremeharm = sanitize_text(S["extremeharm"], "No")
-	if(!length(extremeharm) || (extremepref = "No"))
+	erppref = sanitize_inlist(S["erp_pref"], GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices, "Ask")
+	nonconpref = sanitize_inlist(S["noncon_pref"], GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices, "Ask")
+	vorepref = sanitize_inlist(S["vore_pref"], GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices, "Ask")
+	unholypref = sanitize_inlist(S["unholypref"], GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices, "Ask") //I AM MENTAL I AM MAD I AM INSANE
+	extremepref = sanitize_inlist(S["extreme_pref"], GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices, "No") //god has forsaken me
+	extremeharm = sanitize_inlist(S["extreme_harm"], (GLOB.lewd_prefs_choices - "Ask"), "No") //hacky for not saving "Ask"
+	if(extremepref == "No")
 		extremeharm = "No"
 	enable_personal_chat_color	= sanitize_integer(enable_personal_chat_color, 0, 1, initial(enable_personal_chat_color))
 	personal_chat_color	= sanitize_hexcolor(personal_chat_color, 6, 1, "#FFFFFF")