diff --git a/src/js/slaveListing.js b/src/js/slaveListing.js
index 344fa507603aedf0dcfb8adcee9f78e38ff169cd..eb0c8bc8bad759bcaa9db4bb11456a44c08351ae 100644
--- a/src/js/slaveListing.js
+++ b/src/js/slaveListing.js
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ App.UI.SlaveList.penthousePage = function () {
 		let r = '';
 		const thisArcology = V.arcologies[0];
 
-		/** @type {App.Entity.SlaveState} */
-		const HG = V.HeadGirl;
-		if (HG) {
+		if (V.HeadGirl) {
+			/** @type {App.Entity.SlaveState} */
+			const HG = V.HeadGirl;
 			r += `<strong><u>${span(SlaveFullName(HG), "pink")}</u></strong> is serving as your Head Girl`;
 			if (thisArcology.FSEgyptianRevivalistLaw === 1) {
 				r += ' and Consort';
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@ App.UI.SlaveList.penthousePage = function () {
 		}
 		r += '<br>';
 
-		/** @type {App.Entity.SlaveState} */
-		const RC = V.Recruiter;
-		if (RC) {
+		if (V.Recruiter) {
+			/** @type {App.Entity.SlaveState} */
+			const RC = V.Recruiter;
 			const p = getPronouns(RC);
 			r += `<strong><u>${span(SlaveFullName(RC), "pink")}</u></strong> is working `;
 			if (V.recruiterTarget !== "other arcologies") {