diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
index 548bd2cf1ed..4d9d9b142ee 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
@@ -184,17 +184,20 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 				if(index)
 					lists_to_reserve.Cut(1, index)
 				return
-			var/turf/T = packet[packetlen]
-			T.empty(RESERVED_TURF_TYPE, RESERVED_TURF_TYPE, null, TRUE)
-			LAZYINITLIST(unused_turfs["[T.z]"])
-			unused_turfs["[T.z]"] |= T
-			var/area/old_area = T.loc
-			LISTASSERTLEN(old_area.turfs_to_uncontain_by_zlevel, T.z, list())
-			old_area.turfs_to_uncontain_by_zlevel[T.z] += T
-			T.turf_flags = UNUSED_RESERVATION_TURF
-			world_contents += T
-			LISTASSERTLEN(world_turf_contents_by_z, T.z, list())
-			world_turf_contents_by_z[T.z] += T
+			var/turf/reserving_turf = packet[packetlen]
+			reserving_turf.empty(RESERVED_TURF_TYPE, RESERVED_TURF_TYPE, null, TRUE)
+			LAZYINITLIST(unused_turfs["[reserving_turf.z]"])
+			unused_turfs["[reserving_turf.z]"] |= reserving_turf
+			var/area/old_area = reserving_turf.loc
+			LISTASSERTLEN(old_area.turfs_to_uncontain_by_zlevel, reserving_turf.z, list())
+			old_area.turfs_to_uncontain_by_zlevel[reserving_turf.z] += reserving_turf
+			reserving_turf.turf_flags = UNUSED_RESERVATION_TURF
+			// reservation turfs are not allowed to interact with atmos at all
+			reserving_turf.blocks_air = TRUE
+
+			world_contents += reserving_turf
+			LISTASSERTLEN(world_turf_contents_by_z, reserving_turf.z, list())
+			world_turf_contents_by_z[reserving_turf.z] += reserving_turf
 			packet.len--
 			packetlen = length(packet)
 
@@ -731,6 +734,7 @@ ADMIN_VERB(load_away_mission, R_FUN, "Load Away Mission", "Load a specific away
 	for(var/turf/T as anything in block)
 		// No need to empty() these, because they just got created and are already /turf/open/space/basic.
 		T.turf_flags = UNUSED_RESERVATION_TURF
+		T.blocks_air = TRUE
 		CHECK_TICK
 
 	// Gotta create these suckers if we've not done so already
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
index 72972a41fd6..026f64f91c5 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@
 	#endif
 
 	for(var/turf/open/enemy_tile as anything in adjacent_turfs)
+		#ifdef UNIT_TESTS
+		if(!istype(enemy_tile))
+			stack_trace("closed turf inside of adjacent turfs")
+			continue
+		#endif
+
 		// This var is only rarely set, exists so turfs can request to share at the end of our sharing
 		// We need this so we can assume share is communative, which we need to do to avoid a hellish amount of garbage_collect()s
 		if(enemy_tile.run_later)
diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/space_management/space_reservation.dm b/code/modules/mapping/space_management/space_reservation.dm
index a41c749f47f..fe0050d418d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/space_management/space_reservation.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/space_management/space_reservation.dm
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 	for(var/turf/reserved_turf as anything in release_turfs)
 		SEND_SIGNAL(reserved_turf, COMSIG_TURF_RESERVATION_RELEASED, src)
 
+		// immediately disconnect from atmos
+		reserved_turf.blocks_air = TRUE
+		CALCULATE_ADJACENT_TURFS(reserved_turf, KILL_EXCITED)
+
 	// Makes the linter happy, even tho we don't await this
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(SSmapping, TYPE_PROC_REF(/datum/controller/subsystem/mapping, reserve_turfs), release_turfs)
 
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
 
 		// Its no longer unused, but its also not "used"
 		cordon_turf.turf_flags &= ~UNUSED_RESERVATION_TURF
-		cordon_turf.ChangeTurf(/turf/cordon, /turf/cordon)
+		cordon_turf.empty(/turf/cordon, /turf/cordon)
 		SSmapping.unused_turfs["[cordon_turf.z]"] -= cordon_turf
 		// still gets linked to us though
 		SSmapping.used_turfs[cordon_turf] = src
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@
 		SSmapping.unused_turfs["[T.z]"] -= T
 		SSmapping.used_turfs[T] = src
 		T.turf_flags = (T.turf_flags | RESERVATION_TURF) & ~UNUSED_RESERVATION_TURF
-		T.ChangeTurf(turf_type, turf_type_is_baseturf ? turf_type : null)
+		T.empty(turf_type, turf_type_is_baseturf ? turf_type : null)
 
 	bottom_left_turfs += BL
 	top_right_turfs += TR