diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 41b019e81a..6ad71221e3 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(external_rsc_urls)
 #endif
 
+/client/can_vv_get(var_name)
+	return var_name != NAMEOF(src, holder) && ..()
+
+/client/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
+	return var_name != NAMEOF(src, holder) && ..()
 
 /client/New(TopicData)
 	var/tdata = TopicData //save this for later use