diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 7da8017f56..6abbc86ebd 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //	You do not need to raise this if you are adding new values that have sane defaults.
 //	Only raise this value when changing the meaning/format/name/layout of an existing value
 //	where you would want the updater procs below to run
-#define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	22
+#define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	23
 
 /*
 SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Carn
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		pda_style = "mono"
 	if(current_version < 20)
 		pda_color = "#808000"
-	if(current_version < 21)
-		job_preferences = list() //It loaded null from nonexistant savefile field.
+	if((current_version < 21) && features["meat_type"] && (features["meat_type"] == null))
+		features["meat_type"] = "Mammalian"
+	if(current_version < 22)
 		var/job_civilian_high = 0
 		var/job_civilian_med = 0
 		var/job_civilian_low = 0
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 						new_value = JP_LOW
 			if(new_value)
 				job_preferences["[initial(J.title)]"] = new_value
-	if((current_version < 22) && features["meat_type"] && (features["meat_type"] == null))
-		features["meat_type"] = "Mammalian"
+	else if(current_version < 23) // we are fixing a gamebreaking bug.
+		job_preferences = list() //It loaded null from nonexistant savefile field.
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)