diff --git a/code/controllers/globals.dm b/code/controllers/globals.dm
index 7b5cc94d362..95027074455 100644
--- a/code/controllers/globals.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/globals.dm
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(GLOB, /datum/controller/global_vars)
 	msg = "Edit"
 	return msg
 
+/datum/controller/global_vars/can_vv_get(var_name)
+	if(var_name == "gvars_datum_protected_varlist" || var_name == "gvars_datum_in_built_vars")
+		return FALSE
+	return ..()
+
 /datum/controller/global_vars/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	if(gvars_datum_protected_varlist[var_name])
 		return FALSE