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code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	var/last_custom_holoform = 0
 
 	//Cooldowns for saving/loading. These are four are all separate due to loading code calling these one after another
-	var/saveprefcooldown
-	var/loadprefcooldown
-	var/savecharcooldown
-	var/loadcharcooldown
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(saveprefcooldown)
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(loadprefcooldown)
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(savecharcooldown)
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(loadcharcooldown)
 
 	//game-preferences
 	var/lastchangelog = ""				//Saved changlog filesize to detect if there was a change
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 
 	var/loadout_errors = 0
 
+	var/pref_queue
+	var/char_queue
+
 /datum/preferences/New(client/C)
 	parent = C
 
@@ -3212,6 +3215,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					load_character()
 
 				if("changeslot")
+					if(char_queue != -1)
+						deltimer(char_queue) // Do not dare.
 					if(!load_character(text2num(href_list["num"])))
 						random_character()
 						real_name = random_unique_name(gender)