diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime_powers.dm
index cb536acb6bba..d61574cc4ee0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime_powers.dm
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 		if(C!=src && Adjacent(C))
 			choices += C
 
+	if(!length(choices))
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>No subjects nearby to feed on!</span>")
+		return
+
 	var/mob/living/M = tgui_input_list(src, "Who do you wish to feed on?", "Feeding Selection", choices)
 	if(!M)
 		return FALSE