diff --git a/modular_doppler/languages/code/language menu/client_languages.dm b/modular_doppler/languages/code/language menu/client_languages.dm
index a937f51d60725..6872c97c4cb55 100644
--- a/modular_doppler/languages/code/language menu/client_languages.dm	
+++ b/modular_doppler/languages/code/language menu/client_languages.dm	
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 	var/list/data = list()
 
-	var/max_languages = preferences.all_quirks.Find(TRAIT_LINGUIST) ? MAX_LANGUAGES_LINGUIST : MAX_LANGUAGES_NORMAL
+	var/max_languages = preferences.all_quirks.Find(/datum/quirk/linguist::name) ? MAX_LANGUAGES_LINGUIST : MAX_LANGUAGES_NORMAL
 	var/species_type = preferences.read_preference(/datum/preference/choiced/species)
 	var/datum/species/species = new species_type()
 	var/datum/language_holder/lang_holder = preferences.get_adjusted_language_holder()
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
  */
 /datum/preference_middleware/languages/proc/give_language(list/params)
 	var/language_name = params["language_name"]
-	var/max_languages = preferences.all_quirks.Find(TRAIT_LINGUIST) ? MAX_LANGUAGES_LINGUIST : MAX_LANGUAGES_NORMAL
+	var/max_languages = preferences.all_quirks.Find(/datum/quirk/linguist::name) ? MAX_LANGUAGES_LINGUIST : MAX_LANGUAGES_NORMAL
 
 	if(preferences.languages && preferences.languages.len == max_languages) // too many languages
 		return TRUE