diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes_vr.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes_vr.dm
index 684c0ee5876..58f49f3fc7c 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes_vr.dm
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@
 		var/mob_path = /mob/living/simple_animal
 		var/blocked = list(
 			/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mimic,
-			/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/alien/queen
+			/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/alien/queen,
+			/mob/living/simple_animal/shadekin
 			)//exclusion list for things you don't want the reaction to create.
 		var/list/voremobs = typesof(mob_path) - mob_path - blocked // list of possible hostile mobs