diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index b5122f29ae6..748a203cc4d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -727,14 +727,16 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 		return icon_override
 
 	//2: species-specific sprite sheets (skipped for inhands)
-	var/sheet = sprite_sheets[body_type]
-	if(sheet && !inhands)
-		return sheet
+	if(LAZYLEN(sprite_sheets))
+		var/sheet = sprite_sheets[body_type]
+		if(sheet && !inhands)
+			return sheet
 
 	//3: slot-specific sprite sheets
-	sheet = item_icons[slot_name]
-	if(sheet)
-		return sheet
+	if(LAZYLEN(item_icons))
+		var/sheet = item_icons[slot_name]
+		if(sheet)
+			return sheet
 
 	//4: item's default icon
 	if(default_worn_icon)
@@ -751,9 +753,10 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 /obj/item/proc/get_worn_icon_state(var/slot_name)
 
 	//1: slot-specific sprite sheets
-	var/state = item_state_slots[slot_name]
-	if(state)
-		return state
+	if(LAZYLEN(item_state_slots))
+		var/state = item_state_slots[slot_name]
+		if(state)
+			return state
 
 	//2: item_state variable
 	if(item_state)
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index 0600125f8a0..8afe1358765 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 				P.activate()
 
 /obj/item/projectile/proc/impact_effect(var/matrix/M)
-	if(ispath(tracer_type))
+	if(ispath(tracer_type) && location)
 		var/obj/effect/projectile/P = new impact_type(location.loc)
 
 		if(istype(P))
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks.dm
index c7d10bb97ff..ce2dd8e7919 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks.dm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	return
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/attack(mob/M as mob, mob/user as mob, def_zone)
-	if(!reagents.total_volume)
+	if(reagents && !reagents.total_volume)
 		user << "<span class='danger'>None of [src] left!</span>"
 		user.drop_from_inventory(src)
 		qdel(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes_vr.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes_vr.dm
index 3f012a257ae..4c9bdee890e 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes_vr.dm
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 	LAZYINITLIST(targets)
 
 	//We can't keep a mob reference, that's a bad idea, so instead name+ref should suffice.
-	var/hash = md5(target.real_name + "\ref[target]")
+	var/name_to_use = ismob(target) ? target.real_name : target.name
+	var/hash = md5(name_to_use + "\ref[target]")
 
 	//Just once!
 	targets |= hash
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/resizing/holder_micro_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/resizing/holder_micro_vr.dm
index 09d034af739..4e7e855ae81 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/resizing/holder_micro_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/resizing/holder_micro_vr.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	icon_state = "micro"
 	slot_flags = SLOT_FEET | SLOT_HEAD | SLOT_ID
 	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
-	item_icons = null 	// Override value from parent. We don't have magic sprites.
+	item_icons = list() // No in-hand sprites (for now, anyway, we could totally add some)
 	pixel_y = 0			// Override value from parent.
 
 /obj/item/weapon/holder/micro/examine(var/mob/user)