diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blobstrains/synchronous_mesh.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blobstrains/synchronous_mesh.dm
index 14e7980b61a..825104ddcc1 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blobstrains/synchronous_mesh.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/blobstrains/synchronous_mesh.dm
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 /datum/blobstrain/reagent/synchronous_mesh/damage_reaction(obj/structure/blob/B, damage, damage_type, damage_flag)
 	if(damage_flag == MELEE || damage_flag == BULLET || damage_flag == LASER) //the cause isn't fire or bombs, so split the damage
 		var/damagesplit = 1 //maximum split is 9, reducing the damage each blob takes to 11% but doing that damage to 9 blobs
-		for(var/obj/structure/blob/C in orange(1, B))
+		var/list/blob_structures = orange(1, B)
+		for(var/obj/structure/blob/C in blob_structures)
 			if(!C.ignore_syncmesh_share && C.overmind && C.overmind.blobstrain.type == B.overmind.blobstrain.type) //if it doesn't have the same chemical or is a core or node, don't split damage to it
 				damagesplit += 1
-		for(var/obj/structure/blob/C in orange(1, B))
+		for(var/obj/structure/blob/C in blob_structures)
 			if(!C.ignore_syncmesh_share && C.overmind && C.overmind.blobstrain.type == B.overmind.blobstrain.type) //only hurt blobs that have the same overmind chemical and aren't cores or nodes
-				C.take_damage(damage/damagesplit, CLONE, 0, 0)
+				C.take_damage(damage/damagesplit, damage_type, 0, 0)
 		return damage / damagesplit
 	else
 		return damage * 1.25
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/structures/_blob.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/structures/_blob.dm
index a816b7eeeb2..3580e3f3bf8 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/blob/structures/_blob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/blob/structures/_blob.dm
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@
 			damage_amount *= brute_resist
 		if(BURN)
 			damage_amount *= fire_resist
-		if(CLONE)
 		else
 			return 0
 	var/armor_protection = 0