diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/sanitize_values.dm b/code/__HELPERS/sanitize_values.dm
index 21ae7df940..4d726c926a 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/sanitize_values.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/sanitize_values.dm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 /proc/sanitize_hexcolor(color, desired_format = 3, include_crunch = 0, default = "ffffff", default_replacement = "f")
 	if(!istext(default) || (length(default) < 3))
 		CRASH("Default should be a text string of RGB format, with or without the crunch, 3 or 6 characters. Default was instead [default]")
-	if(!istext(default_replacement) || length(default_replacement) != 1))
+	if(!istext(default_replacement) || (length(default_replacement) != 1))
 		CRASH("Invalid default_replacement: [default_replacement]")
 	switch(text2ascii(default_replacement))
 		if(48 to 57)