diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
index 8155c6c6b4..78fbebf1c4 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
@@ -484,8 +484,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(sdql2_vv_statobj, /obj/effect/statclick/SDQL2_VV_all, new(null
 	finished = TRUE
 	. = TRUE
 	if(show_next_to_key)
-		var/mob/showmob = GLOB.directory[show_next_to_key]
-		if(showmob)
+		var/client/C = GLOB.directory[show_next_to_key]
+		if(C)
+			var/mob/showmob = C.mob
 			to_chat(showmob, "<span class='admin'>SDQL query results: [get_query_text()]<br>\
 			SDQL query completed: [islist(obj_count_all)? length(obj_count_all) : obj_count_all] objects selected by path, and \
 			[where_switched? "[islist(obj_count_eligible)? length(obj_count_eligible) : obj_count_eligible] objects executed on after WHERE keyword selection." : ""]<br>\
@@ -493,8 +494,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(sdql2_vv_statobj, /obj/effect/statclick/SDQL2_VV_all, new(null
 			if(length(select_text))
 				var/text = islist(select_text)? select_text.Join() : select_text
 				var/static/result_offset = 0
-				showmob << browse(text, "window=SDQL-result-[result_offset++]")
-	show_next_to_key = null
+				showmob << browse(text, "window=SDQL-result-[result_offset++]")	show_next_to_key = null
 	if(qdel_on_finish)
 		qdel(src)