diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
index 2a182a68b4..ea555c9489 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@
 
 	atmos_cooldown = cached_atmos_cooldown
 
+/turf/open/space/process_cell(fire_count) //dumb hack to prevent space pollution
+	. = ..()
+	var/datum/gas_mixture/immutable/I = space_gas
+	I.after_process_cell()
+
 /turf/proc/process_cell_reaction()
 	SSair.remove_from_react_queue(src)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/gasmixtures/immutable_mixtures.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/gasmixtures/immutable_mixtures.dm
index 2a843ed237..53f7ede3e6 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/gasmixtures/immutable_mixtures.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/gasmixtures/immutable_mixtures.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 	. = ..()
 	temperature = initial_temperature
 
+/datum/gas_mixture/immutable/proc/after_process_cell()
+	temperature = initial_temperature
+	temperature_archived = initial_temperature
+	gases.Cut()
 
 //used by space tiles
 /datum/gas_mixture/immutable/space