diff --git a/Content.Client/Preferences/ClientPreferencesManager.cs b/Content.Client/Preferences/ClientPreferencesManager.cs
index ed0e9dc870..28e35525b2 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Preferences/ClientPreferencesManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Preferences/ClientPreferencesManager.cs
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ public void UpdateCharacter(ICharacterProfile profile, int slot)
             var collection = IoCManager.Instance!;
 
 #if LPP_Sponsors  // _LostParadise-Sponsors
-            var allowedMarkings = _sponsorsManager.TryGetInfo(out var sponsor) ? sponsor.AllowedMarkings : Array.Empty<string>();
-            if (sponsor != null)
-            {
-                var tier = sponsor.Tier > 5 ? 5 : sponsor.Tier;
-                allowedMarkings = allowedMarkings.Concat(Loc.GetString($"sponsor-markings-tier-{tier}").Split(";", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)).ToArray();
-            }
-            var session = _playerManager.LocalSession!;
-            profile.EnsureValid(session, collection, allowedMarkings);
+        var allowedMarkings = _sponsorsManager.TryGetInfo(out var sponsor) ? sponsor.AllowedMarkings : Array.Empty<string>();
+        if (allowedMarkings is null) // Somehow
+            allowedMarkings = Array.Empty<string>();
+        if (sponsor != null)
+        {
+            var tier = sponsor.Tier > 5 ? 5 : sponsor.Tier;
+            var sponsorMarkings = Loc.GetString($"sponsor-markings-tier-{tier}").Split(";", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            if (sponsorMarkings is not null && sponsorMarkings.Count > 0)
+                allowedMarkings = allowedMarkings.Concat(sponsorMarkings).ToArray();
+        }
 #else
             profile.EnsureValid(_playerManager.LocalSession!, collection);
 #endif