diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 206239fa63..f45f7389bf 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -264,20 +264,20 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	if(current_version < 44)
 		var/ctrl_t_binding = S["key_bindings"]["CtrlT"]
 		var/ctrl_m_binding = S["key_bindings"]["CtrlM"]
-		if(length(ctrl_t_binding) && "say_with_indicator" in ctrl_t_binding)
+		if(length(ctrl_t_binding) && ("say_with_indicator" in ctrl_t_binding))
 			if(!length(S["key_bindings"]["T"]))
 				S["key_bindings"]["T"] = list("say_with_indicator")
 			else
 				S["key_bindings"]["T"] += "say_with_indicator"
 			S["key_bindings"]["CtrlT"] -= "say_with_indicator"
 			S["key_bindings"]["CtrlT"] += "say"
-		if(length(ctrl_m_binding) && "me_with_indicator" in ctrl_m_binding)
+		if(length(ctrl_m_binding) && ("me_with_indicator" in ctrl_m_binding))
 			if(!length(S["key_bindings"]["M"]))
 				S["key_bindings"]["M"] = list("me_with_indicator")
 			else
 				S["key_bindings"]["M"] += "me_with_indicator"
 			S["key_bindings"]["CtrlM"] -= "me_with_indicator"
-			S["key_bindings"]["CtrlM"] == "me"
+			S["key_bindings"]["CtrlM"] = "me"
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)