diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic.dm
index 596e21a6b26..b0512edbe15 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic.dm
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
 		O.forceMove(C)
 	..()
 
-GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(protected_objects, list(/obj/structure/table, /obj/structure/cable, /obj/structure/window))
+/// Mimics can't be made out of these objects
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(mimic_blacklist, list(/obj/structure/table, /obj/structure/cable, /obj/structure/window, /obj/structure/blob))
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic/copy
 	health = 100
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(protected_objects, list(/obj/structure/table, /obj/structure/ca
 		faction |= "[REF(owner)]"
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic/copy/proc/CheckObject(obj/O)
-	if((isitem(O) || isstructure(O)) && !is_type_in_list(O, GLOB.protected_objects))
+	if((isitem(O) || isstructure(O)) && !is_type_in_list(O, GLOB.mimic_blacklist))
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic.dm
index cd1bbdba9f4..67b076b1762 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic.dm
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /atom/proc/animate_atom_living(mob/living/owner = null)
-	if((isitem(src) || isstructure(src)) && !is_type_in_list(src, GLOB.protected_objects))
+	if((isitem(src) || isstructure(src)) && !is_type_in_list(src, GLOB.mimic_blacklist))
 		if(istype(src, /obj/structure/statue/petrified))
 			var/obj/structure/statue/petrified/P = src
 			if(P.petrified_mob)