diff --git a/src/ibt.c b/src/ibt.c
index 5c7fc31..ad8b955 100755
--- a/src/ibt.c
+++ b/src/ibt.c
@@ -1170,3 +1170,14 @@ void free_ibt_lists()
   }
 }
 
+void clean_ibt_list(int mode)
+{
+  IBT_DATA *ibtData = get_first_ibt(mode), *ibtTemp;
+  while (ibtData) {
+    ibtTemp = ibtData;
+    ibtData = ibtData->next;
+    if (!ibtTemp->body || !*ibtTemp->body) {
+      free_ibt(mode, ibtTemp);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ibt.h b/src/ibt.h
index 04cf9d2..8d0dc7d 100755
--- a/src/ibt.h
+++ b/src/ibt.h
@@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ void ibtedit_parse(struct descriptor_data *d, char *arg);
 void ibtedit_string_cleanup(struct descriptor_data *d, int terminator);
 void free_ibt_lists();
 void free_olc_ibt(IBT_DATA *toFree);
+void clean_ibt_list(int mode);
diff --git a/src/modify.c b/src/modify.c
index 4e96b48..8b4cf33 100644
--- a/src/modify.c
+++ b/src/modify.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static void playing_string_cleanup(struct descriptor_data *d, int action)
       save_ibt_file(SCMD_IDEA);
     } else {
       write_to_output(d, "Idea aborted!\r\n");
+      clean_ibt_list(SCMD_IDEA);
     }
   }
   if (PLR_FLAGGED(d->character, PLR_BUG)) {
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ static void playing_string_cleanup(struct descriptor_data *d, int action)
       save_ibt_file(SCMD_BUG);
     } else {
       write_to_output(d, "Bug aborted!\r\n");
+      clean_ibt_list(SCMD_BUG);
     }
   }
   if (PLR_FLAGGED(d->character, PLR_TYPO)) {
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ static void playing_string_cleanup(struct descriptor_data *d, int action)
       save_ibt_file(SCMD_TYPO);
     } else {
       write_to_output(d, "Typo aborted!\r\n");
+      clean_ibt_list(SCMD_TYPO);
     }
   }
 }