diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
index 8169b64ad9b..b8076fc7ef8 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 		if(!AM.anchored)
 			AM.throw_at(get_step(src,reverse_direction(direction)), 5, 1)
-		else if (istype(AM, /obj/effect))
+		else if (istype(AM, /obj/effect/cleanable))
 			qdel(AM) //No more space blood coming with the shuttle
 
 /turf/space/is_space()