diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/firedoor.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/firedoor.dm
index 3fd77b8b34b..05a5fc13241 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/firedoor.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/firedoor.dm
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	"\The [src]", "Yes, [density ? "open" : "close"]", "No")
 	if(answer == "No")
 		return
-	if(user.stat || !user.canmove || user.stunned || user.weakened || user.paralysis || get_dist(src, user) > 1)
+	if(user.stat || user.stunned || user.weakened || user.paralysis || (!user.canmove && !isAI(user)) || (get_dist(src, user) > 1  && !isAI(user)))
 		user << "Sorry, you must remain able bodied and close to \the [src] in order to use it."
 		return