diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/storage.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/storage.dm
index 87011d48eb4..907f0c24ab4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/storage.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/storage.dm
@@ -717,13 +717,13 @@
 
 	while (cur_atom && !(cur_atom in container.contents))
 		if (isarea(cur_atom))
-			return -1
+			return INFINITY
 		if (istype(cur_atom.loc, /obj/item/storage))
 			depth++
 		cur_atom = cur_atom.loc
 
 	if (!cur_atom)
-		return -1	//inside something with a null loc.
+		return INFINITY	//inside something with a null loc.
 
 	return depth
 
@@ -735,13 +735,13 @@
 
 	while (cur_atom && !isturf(cur_atom))
 		if (isarea(cur_atom))
-			return -1
+			return INFINITY
 		if (istype(cur_atom.loc, /obj/item/storage))
 			depth++
 		cur_atom = cur_atom.loc
 
 	if (!cur_atom)
-		return -1	//inside something with a null loc.
+		return INFINITY	//inside something with a null loc.
 
 	return depth