diff --git a/code/modules/turbolift/turbolift.dm b/code/modules/turbolift/turbolift.dm
index d56d4a4f9d9..aa70cdd7310 100644
--- a/code/modules/turbolift/turbolift.dm
+++ b/code/modules/turbolift/turbolift.dm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 	doors_closing = 0 // The doors weren't open, so they are done closing
 
-	var/area/turbolift/origin = locate(current_floor.area_ref) in get_sorted_areas()
+	var/area/turbolift/origin = locate(current_floor.area_ref)
 
 	if(target_floor == current_floor)
 		playsound(control_panel_interior.loc, origin.arrival_sound, 50, 1)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	else
 		next_floor = floors[current_floor_index - 1]
 
-	var/area/turbolift/destination = locate(next_floor.area_ref) in get_sorted_areas()
+	var/area/turbolift/destination = locate(next_floor.area_ref)
 
 	if(!istype(origin) || !istype(destination) || (origin == destination))
 		return 0
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Bat-ElevatorFix.yml b/html/changelogs/Bat-ElevatorFix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd81c928b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Bat-ElevatorFix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixes case where datum/turbolift-type elevators fail to move because they cannot resolve their origin floor."