diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/02_language.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/02_language.dm
index ed7ec1adf2..2925ef1877 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/02_language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/02_language.dm
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/language/load_character(var/savefile/S)
 	S["language"]			>> pref.alternate_languages
 	S["extra_languages"]	>> pref.extra_languages
-	testing("LANGSANI: Loaded from [pref.client]'s character [pref.real_name || "-name not yet loaded-"] savefile: [english_list(pref.alternate_languages || list())]")
+	if(islist(pref.alternate_languages))			// Because aparently it may not be?
+		testing("LANGSANI: Loaded from [pref.client]'s character [pref.real_name || "-name not yet loaded-"] savefile: [english_list(pref.alternate_languages || list())]")
 	S["language_prefixes"]	>> pref.language_prefixes
 	S["language_custom_keys"]	>> pref.language_custom_keys
 
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/general/language/save_character(var/savefile/S)
 	S["language"]			<< pref.alternate_languages
 	S["extra_languages"]	<< pref.extra_languages
-	testing("LANGSANI: Saved to [pref.client]'s character [pref.real_name || "-name not yet loaded-"] savefile: [english_list(pref.alternate_languages || list())]")
+	if(islist(pref.alternate_languages))			// Because aparently it may not be?
+		testing("LANGSANI: Loaded from [pref.client]'s character [pref.real_name || "-name not yet loaded-"] savefile: [english_list(pref.alternate_languages || list())]")
 	S["language_prefixes"]	<< pref.language_prefixes
 	S["language_custom_keys"]	<< pref.language_custom_keys