diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/_fluid_spread.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/_fluid_spread.dm
index 1e1df733396..9f9929f53c9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/_fluid_spread.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/_fluid_spread.dm
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 	var/tmp/spread_bucket
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/fluid/Initialize(mapload, datum/fluid_group/group, obj/effect/particle_effect/fluid/source)
+	// We don't pass on explosions. Don't wanna set off a chain reaction in our reagents
+	flags_1 |= PREVENT_CONTENTS_EXPLOSION_1
 	. = ..()
 	if(!group)
 		group = source?.group || new
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_foam.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_foam.dm
index 90451a5b0ae..f9934409462 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_foam.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_foam.dm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/fluid/foam/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	create_reagents(1000)
+	create_reagents(1000, REAGENT_HOLDER_INSTANT_REACT)
 	playsound(src, 'sound/effects/bubbles2.ogg', 80, TRUE, -3)
 	AddElement(/datum/element/atmos_sensitive, mapload)
 	SSfoam.start_processing(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_smoke.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_smoke.dm
index f25d99d295c..f4caa15e4f3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_smoke.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/fluid_spread/effects_smoke.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/fluid/smoke/Initialize(mapload, datum/fluid_group/group, ...)
 	. = ..()
-	create_reagents(1000)
+	create_reagents(1000, REAGENT_HOLDER_INSTANT_REACT)
 	setDir(pick(GLOB.cardinals))
 	AddElement(/datum/element/connect_loc, loc_connections)
 	SSsmoke.start_processing(src)