diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
index ab3bfa85451..4c22d37dc32 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cell_logs, list())
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(navigation_computers, list())
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(all_areas, list())
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(all_unique_areas, list()) // List of all unique areas. AKA areas with there_can_be_many = FALSE
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(machines, list())
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(rcd_list, list()) //list of Rapid Construction Devices.
 
diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index 6565779e14b..e8e08609e82 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
 	///Used to decide what the maximum time between ambience is
 	var/max_ambience_cooldown = 90 SECONDS
 
+/area/New(loc, ...)
+	if(!there_can_be_many) // Has to be done in New else the maploader will fuck up and find subtypes for the parent
+		GLOB.all_unique_areas[type] = src
+	..()
+
+
 /area/Initialize(mapload)
 	GLOB.all_areas += src
 	icon_state = ""
diff --git a/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm b/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
index 533947d58e3..5b5eb26e27f 100644
--- a/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
+++ b/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(_preloader, /datum/dmm_suite/preloader, new())
 		if(initial(A.there_can_be_many))
 			area_list[A] = new A
 		else
-			area_list[A] = locate(A)
+			if(!GLOB.all_unique_areas[A])
+				GLOB.all_unique_areas[A] = new A // No locate here else it will find a subtype of the one we're looking for
+			area_list[A] = GLOB.all_unique_areas[A]
 
 	return area_list[A]