diff --git a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/necropolis_chests.dm b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/necropolis_chests.dm
index f463a9b087..dbd08fe860 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/necropolis_chests.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/necropolis_chests.dm
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unfold the ladder. It extends much farther than you were expecting.</span>")
 	var/last_ladder = null
 	for(var/i in 1 to world.maxz)
-		if(is_centcom_level(i) || is_transit_level(i) || is_reebe(i))
+		if(is_centcom_level(i) || is_transit_level(i) || is_reebe(i) || is_away_level(i))
 			continue
 		var/turf/T2 = locate(ladder_x, ladder_y, i)
 		last_ladder = new /obj/structure/ladder/unbreakable/jacob(T2, null, last_ladder)