diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 5e848879d01f7..d8af96204be5f 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -307,6 +307,17 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 
 	//Quirks
 	all_quirks = save_data?["all_quirks"]
+	/// DOPPLER SHIFT ADDITION BEGIN
+	var/list/save_languages = SANITIZE_LIST(save_data["languages"])
+	for(var/language in save_languages)
+		var/value = save_languages[language]
+		save_languages -= language
+
+		if(istext(language))
+			language = _text2path(language)
+		save_languages[language] = value
+	languages = save_languages
+	/// DOPPLER SHIFT ADDITION END
 
 	//try to fix any outdated data if necessary
 	//preference updating will handle saving the updated data for us.
@@ -317,6 +328,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	randomise = SANITIZE_LIST(randomise)
 	job_preferences = SANITIZE_LIST(job_preferences)
 	all_quirks = SANITIZE_LIST(all_quirks)
+	languages = SANITIZE_LIST(languages) /// DOPPLER SHIFT ADDITION
 
 	//Validate job prefs
 	for(var/j in job_preferences)
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 
 	all_quirks = SSquirks.filter_invalid_quirks(SANITIZE_LIST(all_quirks))
 	validate_quirks()
+	sanitize_languages() /// DOPPLER SHIFT ADDITION
 
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -365,6 +378,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 
 	//Quirks
 	save_data["all_quirks"] = all_quirks
+	save_data["languages"] = languages /// DOPPLER SHIFT ADDITION - we might want to migrate this
 
 	return TRUE