diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index a31ebccbad..43c706e58e 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ghost_others_options, list(GHOST_OTHERS_SIMPLE, GHOST_OTHERS_DE
 #define ORBITRON	"Orbitron"
 #define SHARE		"Share Tech Mono"
 
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pda_styles, list(MONO, VT, ORBITRON, SHARE))
+
 //Color Defines
 #define OOC_COLOR  "#002eb8"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 7eb1c25455..044becba9c 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -1380,7 +1380,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					if(pickedui)
 						UI_style = pickedui
 				if("pda_style")
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 					var/pickedPDAStyle = input(user, "Choose your PDA style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list(MONO, SHARE, ORBITRON, VT)
+=======
+					var/pickedPDAStyle = input(user, "Choose your PDA style.", "Character Preference", pda_style)  as null|anything in GLOB.pda_styles
+>>>>>>> 513a5f1... Fixes pda style loading (#38238)
 					if(pickedPDAStyle)
 						pda_style = pickedPDAStyle
 				if("pda_color")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index f17ddf8b7c..ad53f8f0dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	ghost_others	= sanitize_inlist(ghost_others, GLOB.ghost_others_options, GHOST_OTHERS_DEFAULT_OPTION)
 	menuoptions		= SANITIZE_LIST(menuoptions)
 	be_special		= SANITIZE_LIST(be_special)
-	pda_style		= sanitize_inlist(MONO, VT, SHARE, ORBITRON)
+	pda_style		= sanitize_inlist(pda_style, GLOB.pda_styles, initial(pda_style))
 	pda_color		= sanitize_hexcolor(pda_color, 6, 1, initial(pda_color))
 
 	screenshake			= sanitize_integer(screenshake, 0, 800, initial(screenshake))