diff --git a/code/modules/recycling/sortingmachinery.dm b/code/modules/recycling/sortingmachinery.dm
index 02289aacf8f..28dad70da25 100755
--- a/code/modules/recycling/sortingmachinery.dm
+++ b/code/modules/recycling/sortingmachinery.dm
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 		return
 
 	Bumped(var/atom/movable/AM) //Go straight into the chute
-		if(istype(AM, /obj/item/projectile))	return
+		if(istype(AM, /obj/item/projectile) || istype(AM, /obj/effect))	return
 		switch(dir)
 			if(NORTH)
 				if(AM.loc.y != src.loc.y+1) return