diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/areas.dm b/code/__HELPERS/areas.dm
index 383e8a425fc..7b21ee3f0ef 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/areas.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/areas.dm
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(typecache_powerfailure_safe_areas, typecacheof(/area/station/en
 	// Ignore these areas and dont let people expand them. They can expand into them though
 	var/static/list/blacklisted_areas = typecacheof(list(
 		/area/space,
+		/area/station/asteroid,
 		))
 
 	var/error = ""
diff --git a/code/game/area/areas/station/misc.dm b/code/game/area/areas/station/misc.dm
index 48d5793b522..fbbe0e8a512 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas/station/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas/station/misc.dm
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@
 	requires_power = TRUE
 	ambience_index = AMBIENCE_MINING
 	area_flags = UNIQUE_AREA
+	outdoors = TRUE