diff --git a/code/game/objects/traps/glass_wire.dm b/code/game/objects/traps/glass_wire.dm
index ba8bab9b665..ce474d3e7a1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/traps/glass_wire.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/traps/glass_wire.dm
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 /obj/item/material/barbedwire/glass/Crossed(atom/movable/AM)
 	if(AM.is_incorporeal())
 		return
+	if(istype(AM,/obj/effect/abstract)) // Stops flashlight beams from breaking them
+		return // Maybe special handling someday, like making them shine?
 	if(anchored)
 		if(isliving(AM))
 			var/mob/living/L = AM