diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/airalarm.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/airalarm.dm
index 952ee0e068..84b163748f 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/airalarm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/airalarm.dm
@@ -452,11 +452,7 @@
 			for(var/device_id in A.air_scrub_names)
 				send_signal(device_id, list(
 					"power" = 1,
-					"co2_scrub" = 1,
-					"tox_scrub" = 0,
-					"n2o_scrub" = 0,
-					"rare_scrub"= 0,
-					"water_vapor_scrub"= 0,
+					"set_filters" = list(/datum/gas/carbon_dioxide),
 					"scrubbing" = 1,
 					"widenet" = 0,
 				))
@@ -470,11 +466,18 @@
 			for(var/device_id in A.air_scrub_names)
 				send_signal(device_id, list(
 					"power" = 1,
-					"co2_scrub" = 1,
-					"tox_scrub" = 1,
-					"n2o_scrub" = 1,
-					"rare_scrub"= 1,
-					"water_vapor_scrub"= 1,
+					"set_filters" = list(
+						/datum/gas/carbon_dioxide,
+						/datum/gas/plasma,
+						/datum/gas/water_vapor,
+						/datum/gas/hypernoblium,
+						/datum/gas/nitrous_oxide,
+						/datum/gas/nitryl,
+						/datum/gas/tritium,
+						/datum/gas/bz,
+						/datum/gas/stimulum,
+						/datum/gas/pluoxium
+					),
 					"scrubbing" = 1,
 					"widenet" = 1,
 				))
@@ -501,11 +504,7 @@
 			for(var/device_id in A.air_scrub_names)
 				send_signal(device_id, list(
 					"power" = 1,
-					"co2_scrub" = 1,
-					"tox_scrub" = 0,
-					"n2o_scrub" = 0,
-					"rare_scrub"= 0,
-					"water_vapor_scrub"= 0,
+					"set_filters" = list(/datum/gas/carbon_dioxide),
 					"scrubbing" = 1,
 					"widenet" = 0,
 				))
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
index 8fffd70840..f886f2ed2b 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@
 	if("toggle_filter" in signal.data)
 		filter_types ^= gas_id2path(signal.data["toggle_filter"])
 
+	if("set_filters" in signal.data)
+		filter_types = list()
+		for(var/gas in signal.data["set_filters"])
+			filter_types += gas_id2path(gas)
+
 	if("init" in signal.data)
 		name = signal.data["init"]
 		return