diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
index eb0b5f97959..89f2d18c6f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strain_list, init_glob_strain_list())
 	hand = 1 //Make right hand active by default. 0 is left hand, mob defines it as null normally
 	see_in_dark = 8
 	lighting_alpha = LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_MOSTLY_INVISIBLE
-	sight = SEE_SELF|SEE_OBJS|SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS
+	sight = SEE_SELF|SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS
 	appearance_flags = TILE_BOUND|PIXEL_SCALE|KEEP_TOGETHER|LONG_GLIDE
 	see_infrared = TRUE
 	hud_type = /datum/hud/alien
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xenoprocs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xenoprocs.dm
index 90e971d031b..103e026514d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xenoprocs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xenoprocs.dm
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@
 	switch(new_lighting_alpha)
 		if(LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_MOSTLY_VISIBLE, LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_MOSTLY_INVISIBLE, LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_INVISIBLE)
 			ENABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_MOBS)
-			ENABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_OBJS)
+			DISABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_OBJS)
 			ENABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_TURFS)
 		if(LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_NV_TRAIT)
 			ENABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_MOBS)
 			DISABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_OBJS)
-			DISABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_TURFS)
+			ENABLE_BITFIELD(sight, SEE_TURFS)
 
 	lighting_alpha = new_lighting_alpha