diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index fcaf7769e5..a72122a6c8 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -51,9 +51,61 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		pda_color = "#808000"
 	if((current_version < 21) && features["meat_type"] && (features["meat_type"] == null))
 		features["meat_type"] = "Mammalian"
+	var/itsallogre = TRUE
+	if(current_version < 22)
+		var/job_civilian_high = 0
+		var/job_civilian_med = 0
+		var/job_civilian_low = 0
 
-//if you are wondering why we are skipping current_verion 22, that's because of some huge fuck ups that caused the game to be unplayable that we are fixing here.
-	if(current_version < 23)
+		var/job_medsci_high = 0
+		var/job_medsci_med = 0
+		var/job_medsci_low = 0
+
+		var/job_engsec_high = 0
+		var/job_engsec_med = 0
+		var/job_engsec_low = 0
+
+		S["job_civilian_high"]	>> job_civilian_high
+		S["job_civilian_med"]	>> job_civilian_med
+		S["job_civilian_low"]	>> job_civilian_low
+		S["job_medsci_high"]	>> job_medsci_high
+		S["job_medsci_med"]		>> job_medsci_med
+		S["job_medsci_low"]		>> job_medsci_low
+		S["job_engsec_high"]	>> job_engsec_high
+		S["job_engsec_med"]		>> job_engsec_med
+		S["job_engsec_low"]		>> job_engsec_low
+
+		//Can't use SSjob here since this happens right away on login
+		for(var/job in subtypesof(/datum/job))
+			var/datum/job/J = job
+			var/new_value
+			var/fval = initial(J.flag)
+			switch(initial(J.department_flag))
+				if(CIVILIAN)
+					if(job_civilian_high & fval)
+						new_value = JP_HIGH
+					else if(job_civilian_med & fval)
+						new_value = JP_MEDIUM
+					else if(job_civilian_low & fval)
+						new_value = JP_LOW
+				if(MEDSCI)
+					if(job_medsci_high & fval)
+						new_value = JP_HIGH
+					else if(job_medsci_med & fval)
+						new_value = JP_MEDIUM
+					else if(job_medsci_low & fval)
+						new_value = JP_LOW
+				if(ENGSEC)
+					if(job_engsec_high & fval)
+						new_value = JP_HIGH
+					else if(job_engsec_med & fval)
+						new_value = JP_MEDIUM
+					else if(job_engsec_low & fval)
+						new_value = JP_LOW
+			if(new_value)
+				job_preferences[initial(J.title)] = new_value
+		itsallogre = FALSE
+	if(current_version < 23 && itsallogre) // 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")