diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
index bdc7825feb..bba51035fe 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
 	if(lines.len)
 		var/bpm_string = "BPM: "
 		if(findtext(lines[1], bpm_string, 1, length(bpm_string) + 1))
-			tempo = sanitize_tempo(600 / text2num(copytext(lines[1], length(bpm_string) + 1)))
+			var/divisor = text2num(copytext(lines[1], length(bpm_string) + 1)) || 120 // default
+			tempo = sanitize_tempo(600 / round(divisor, 1))
 			lines.Cut(1, 2)
 		else
 			tempo = sanitize_tempo(5) // default 120 BPM