diff --git a/Content.Server/Explosion/EntitySystems/ExplosionSystem.Processing.cs b/Content.Server/Explosion/EntitySystems/ExplosionSystem.Processing.cs
index aa80aa6f74..7407e696cc 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Explosion/EntitySystems/ExplosionSystem.Processing.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Explosion/EntitySystems/ExplosionSystem.Processing.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ public sealed partial class ExplosionSystem : EntitySystem
         string id,
         EntityQuery<TransformComponent> xformQuery,
         EntityQuery<DamageableComponent> damageQuery,
-        EntityQuery<PhysicsComponent> physicsQuery)
+        EntityQuery<PhysicsComponent> physicsQuery,
+        LookupFlags flags)
     {
         var gridBox = new Box2(tile * grid.TileSize, (tile + 1) * grid.TileSize);
 
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ public sealed partial class ExplosionSystem : EntitySystem
 
         void AddIntersecting(List<(EntityUid, TransformComponent?)> listy)
         {
-            foreach (var uid in _entityLookup.GetLocalEntitiesIntersecting(lookup, ref gridBox, LookupFlags.None))
+            // TODO directly query lookup.Tree
+            foreach (var uid in _entityLookup.GetLocalEntitiesIntersecting(lookup, ref gridBox, flags))
             {
                 if (processed.Contains(uid))
                     continue;
@@ -272,7 +274,8 @@ public sealed partial class ExplosionSystem : EntitySystem
         string id,
         EntityQuery<TransformComponent> xformQuery,
         EntityQuery<DamageableComponent> damageQuery,
-        EntityQuery<PhysicsComponent> physicsQuery)
+        EntityQuery<PhysicsComponent> physicsQuery,
+        LookupFlags flags)
     {
         var gridBox = new Box2(tile * DefaultTileSize, (DefaultTileSize, DefaultTileSize));
         var worldBox = spaceMatrix.TransformBox(gridBox);
@@ -280,7 +283,8 @@ public sealed partial class ExplosionSystem : EntitySystem
 
         void AddIntersecting(List<(EntityUid, TransformComponent)> listy)
         {
-            foreach (var uid in _entityLookup.GetEntitiesIntersecting(lookup, ref worldBox, LookupFlags.None))
+            // TODO directly query lookup.Tree
+            foreach (var uid in _entityLookup.GetEntitiesIntersecting(lookup, ref worldBox, flags))
             {
                 if (processed.Contains(uid))
                     return;
@@ -517,6 +521,8 @@ sealed class Explosion
     /// </summary>
     public readonly int Area;
 
+    private readonly LookupFlags _flags = LookupFlags.None;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     factor used to scale the tile break chances.
     /// </summary>
@@ -563,6 +569,11 @@ sealed class Explosion
         _canCreateVacuum = canCreateVacuum;
         _entMan = entMan;
 
+        // yeah this should be a cvar, but this is only temporary anyways
+        // see lookup todo
+        if (Area > 100)
+            _flags |= LookupFlags.Approximate;
+
         _xformQuery = entMan.GetEntityQuery<TransformComponent>();
         _physicsQuery = entMan.GetEntityQuery<PhysicsComponent>();
         _damageQuery = entMan.GetEntityQuery<DamageableComponent>();
@@ -705,7 +716,8 @@ sealed class Explosion
                     ExplosionType.ID,
                     _xformQuery,
                     _damageQuery,
-                    _physicsQuery);
+                    _physicsQuery,
+                    _flags);
 
                 // If the floor is not blocked by some dense object, damage the floor tiles.
                 if (canDamageFloor)
@@ -725,7 +737,8 @@ sealed class Explosion
                     ExplosionType.ID,
                     _xformQuery,
                     _damageQuery,
-                    _physicsQuery);
+                    _physicsQuery,
+                    _flags);
             }
 
             if (!MoveNext())