diff --git a/code/game/turfs/change_turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/change_turf.dm
index 87e9e13d26a..7561b06746f 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/change_turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/change_turf.dm
@@ -325,5 +325,5 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_automated_baseturfs, typecacheof(list(
 	SSair.add_to_active(src)
 
 /turf/proc/ReplaceWithLattice()
-	ScrapeAway()
+	ScrapeAway(flags = CHANGETURF_INHERIT_AIR)
 	new /obj/structure/lattice(locate(x, y, z))