diff --git a/maps/tether/tether_areas.dm b/maps/tether/tether_areas.dm
index b4635388745..315ca7f40b6 100644
--- a/maps/tether/tether_areas.dm
+++ b/maps/tether/tether_areas.dm
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@
 /area/vacant/vacant_restaurant_upper
 	name = "\improper Vacant Restaurant"
 	icon_state = "vacant_site"
+	flags = null
 
 /area/vacant/vacant_restaurant_lower
 	name = "\improper Vacant Restaurant"
 	icon_state = "vacant_site"
+	flags = null
 
 /area/engineering/engineering_airlock
 	name = "\improper Engineering Airlock"
diff --git a/maps/tether/tether_areas2.dm b/maps/tether/tether_areas2.dm
index b7804f4c5ff..1b6280b7437 100644
--- a/maps/tether/tether_areas2.dm
+++ b/maps/tether/tether_areas2.dm
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 	icon_state = "dk_yellow"
 /area/vacant/vacant_site/east
 	name = "\improper East Base Vacant Site"
+	flags = null
 /area/vacant/vacant_library
 	name = "\improper Atrium Construction Site"
 /area/vacant/vacant_bar
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@
 	name = "\improper Reading Room"
 /area/tether/surfacebase/vacant_site
 	name = "\improper Vacant Site"
+	flags = null
 /area/crew_quarters/freezer
 	name = "\improper Kitchen Freezer"
 /area/crew_quarters/panic_shelter