diff --git a/code/_helpers/_lists.dm b/code/_helpers/_lists.dm
index d844d61b5c0..124f69f45e3 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/_lists.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/_lists.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 //Returns a list in plain english as a string
-/proc/english_list(var/list/input, nothing_text = "nothing", and_text = " and ", comma_text = ", ", final_comma_text = "")
+/proc/english_list(var/list/input, nothing_text = "nothing", and_text = " and ", comma_text = ", ", final_comma_text = ",")
 	// this proc cannot be merged with counting_english_list to maintain compatibility
 	// with shoddy use of this proc for code logic and for cases that require original order
 	switch(input.len)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		else  return "[jointext(input, comma_text, 1, -1)][final_comma_text][and_text][input[input.len]]"
 
 //Returns a newline-separated list that counts equal-ish items, outputting count and item names, optionally with icons and specific determiners
-/proc/counting_english_list(var/list/input, output_icons = TRUE, determiners = DET_NONE, nothing_text = "nothing", line_prefix = "\t", first_item_prefix = "\n", last_item_suffix = "\n", and_text = "\n", comma_text = "\n", final_comma_text = "")
+/proc/counting_english_list(var/list/input, output_icons = TRUE, determiners = DET_NONE, nothing_text = "nothing", line_prefix = "\t", first_item_prefix = "\n", last_item_suffix = "\n", and_text = "\n", comma_text = "\n", final_comma_text = ",")
 	var/list/counts = list() // counted input items
 	var/list/items = list() // actual objects for later reference (for icons and formatting)