diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
index a4020af9d0d..691ed994875 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
@@ -79,14 +79,20 @@
 		user.forceMove(get_turf(src))
 		return TRUE
 
-/obj/effect/portal/proc/teleport(atom/movable/M, force = FALSE)
+/obj/effect/portal/proc/can_teleport(atom/movable/M)
+	. = TRUE
+
 	if(!istype(M))
-		return FALSE
+		. = FALSE
 
 	if(!M.simulated || iseffect(M))
-		return FALSE
+		. = FALSE
 
 	if(M.anchored && ismecha(M))
+		. = FALSE
+
+/obj/effect/portal/proc/teleport(atom/movable/M)
+	if(!can_teleport(M))
 		return FALSE
 
 	if(!target)
diff --git a/code/modules/events/wormholes.dm b/code/modules/events/wormholes.dm
index c92ec910cdc..811eed6b9de 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/wormholes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/wormholes.dm
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
 	icon_state = "anom"
 	failchance = 0
 
+/obj/effect/portal/wormhole/can_teleport(atom/movable/M)
+	. = ..()
+
+	if(istype(M, /obj/singularity))
+		. = FALSE
+
 /obj/effect/portal/wormhole/teleport(atom/movable/M)
-	if(!istype(M))
-		return FALSE
-
-	if(!M.simulated || iseffect(M))
-		return FALSE
-
-	if(M.anchored && ismecha(M))
+	if(!can_teleport(M))
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/turf/target