diff --git a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variable_appearance.dm b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variable_appearance.dm
index 3ceaf2a50b5b..8bc9979a7d10 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variable_appearance.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variable_appearance.dm
@@ -59,25 +59,23 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(pluto, /atom/movable, new /atom/movable(null))
 	if(beloved.vars.Find(var_name)) // If datums have it, get out
 		return FALSE
 	// If it is one of the two args on /image, yeet (I am sorry)
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, realized_overlays))
+	if(var_name == "realized_overlays")
 		return FALSE
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, realized_underlays))
+	if(var_name == "realized_underlays")
 		return FALSE
 	// Filtering out the stuff I know we don't care about
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, x))
+	if(var_name == "x")
 		return FALSE
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, y))
+	if(var_name == "y")
 		return FALSE
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, z))
+	if(var_name == "z")
 		return FALSE
 	// Could make an argument for these but I think they will just confuse people, so yeeet
-#ifndef SPACEMAN_DMM // Spaceman doesn't believe in contents on appearances, sorry lads
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, contents))
+	if(var_name == "contents")
 		return FALSE
-#endif
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, loc))
+	if(var_name == "loc")
 		return FALSE
-	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, vis_contents))
+	if(var_name == "vis_contents")
 		return FALSE
 	return ..()