diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
index b45ef833b9f..ec53c4b4d6b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 
 		var/num_extra_space = rand(config.extra_space_ruin_levels_min, config.extra_space_ruin_levels_max)
 		for(var/i = 1, i <= num_extra_space, i++)
-			var/zlev = space_manager.add_new_zlevel("[EMPTY_AREA] #[i]", linkage = CROSSLINKED)
+			var/zlev = space_manager.add_new_zlevel("[EMPTY_AREA] #[i]", linkage = CROSSLINKED, traits = list(REACHABLE))
 			seedRuins(list(zlev), rand(0, 3), /area/space, space_ruins_templates)
 
 	// Setup the Z-level linkage