diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/particle_holder.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/particle_holder.dm
index 00a99ea967c..4b3d3585ce1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/particle_holder.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/particle_holder.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 	if(!loc)
 		stack_trace("particle holder was created with no loc!")
 		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
+
+	if(PLANE_TO_TRUE(loc.plane) == FLOOR_PLANE)
+		vis_flags &= ~VIS_INHERIT_PLANE // don't yoink the floor plane. we'll just sit on game plane, it's fine
+
 	// We nullspace ourselves because some objects use their contents (e.g. storage) and some items may drop everything in their contents on deconstruct.
 	parent = loc
 	loc = null
diff --git a/code/modules/transport/transport_module.dm b/code/modules/transport/transport_module.dm
index d1384067a0d..2c02b507bf2 100644
--- a/code/modules/transport/transport_module.dm
+++ b/code/modules/transport/transport_module.dm
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 				if(QDELING(victim_structure))
 					continue
 				if(!is_type_in_typecache(victim_structure, transport_controller_datum.ignored_smashthroughs))
-					if((victim_structure.plane == FLOOR_PLANE && victim_structure.layer > TRAM_RAIL_LAYER) || (victim_structure.plane == GAME_PLANE && victim_structure.layer > LOW_OBJ_LAYER) )
+					if((PLANE_TO_TRUE(victim_structure.plane) == FLOOR_PLANE && victim_structure.layer > TRAM_RAIL_LAYER) || (PLANE_TO_TRUE(victim_structure.plane) == GAME_PLANE && victim_structure.layer > LOW_OBJ_LAYER) )
 						if(victim_structure.anchored && initial(victim_structure.anchored) == TRUE)
 							visible_message(span_danger("[src] smashes through [victim_structure]!"))
 							victim_structure.deconstruct(FALSE)