diff --git a/code/modules/maps/reader.dm b/code/modules/maps/reader.dm
index faa66bf4e16..fe7aa408ce6 100644
--- a/code/modules/maps/reader.dm
+++ b/code/modules/maps/reader.dm
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(_preloader, /dmm_suite/preloader, new)
 /dmm_suite/proc/load_map_impl(dmm_file, x_offset, y_offset, z_offset, cropMap, measureOnly, no_changeturf, x_lower = -INFINITY, x_upper = INFINITY, y_lower = -INFINITY, y_upper = INFINITY)
 	var/tfile = dmm_file//the map file we're creating
 	if(isfile(tfile))
-		// tfile = file2text(tfile)
-		tfile = bapi_read_dmm_file("[tfile]") // `tfile` is of type `File`, this makes it into just a string of its path
+		// name/path of dmm file, new var so as to not rename the `tfile` var
+		// to maybe maintain compatibility with other codebases
+		var/tfilepath = "[tfile]"
+		// use bapi to read, parse, process, mapmanip etc
+		// this will "crash"/stacktrace on fail
+		tfile = bapi_read_dmm_file(tfilepath)
+		// if bapi for whatever reason fails and returns null
+		// try to load it the old dm way instead
+		if(!tfile)
+			tfile = file2text(tfilepath)
 
 	if(!x_offset)
 		x_offset = 1
diff --git a/html/changelogs/DreamySkrell-bapi-insert-extract-failsafe.yml b/html/changelogs/DreamySkrell-bapi-insert-extract-failsafe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1be223220d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/DreamySkrell-bapi-insert-extract-failsafe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+author: DreamySkrell
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "BAPI - mapmanip insert/extract failsafe."
diff --git a/maps/sccv_horizon/sccv_horizon-1_deck_1.dmm b/maps/sccv_horizon/sccv_horizon-1_deck_1.dmm
index ba712bd3b25..c553428ba0f 100644
--- a/maps/sccv_horizon/sccv_horizon-1_deck_1.dmm
+++ b/maps/sccv_horizon/sccv_horizon-1_deck_1.dmm
@@ -21038,7 +21038,7 @@
 /area/hangar/auxiliary)
 "owJ" = (
 /obj/effect/map_effect/marker/mapmanip/submap/insert/sccv_horizon/ops_warehouse_small_storage,
-/turf/template_noop,
+/turf/simulated/floor/plating,
 /area/operations/storage)
 "owM" = (
 /obj/structure/shuttle_part/scc/research{
@@ -30346,7 +30346,7 @@
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating,
 /area/shuttle/intrepid/cockpit)
 "uTy" = (
-/turf/template_noop,
+/turf/simulated/floor/plating,
 /area/operations/storage)
 "uTz" = (
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/simple/hidden/supply,