diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/__identifiers.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/__identifiers.dm
index 13d87b0b8ae..381fedd5bd0 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/__identifiers.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/__identifiers.dm
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define ATMOS_GAS_MONITOR_DISTRO "distro"
 #define ATMOS_GAS_MONITOR_WASTE "waste"
 
+///maps a chamber id to its air sensor
+#define CHAMBER_SENSOR_FROM_ID(chamber_id) ((chamber_id) + "_sensor")
 ///maps an air sensor's chamber id to its input valve[ i.e. outlet_injector] id
 #define CHAMBER_INPUT_FROM_ID(chamber_id) ((chamber_id) + "_in")
 ///maps an air sensor's chamber id to its output valve[i.e. vent pump] id
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_air_sensor.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_air_sensor.dm
index 1dfe1bf396e..aca8b7ef43d 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_air_sensor.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_air_sensor.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	var/chamber_id
 
 /obj/machinery/air_sensor/Initialize(mapload)
-	id_tag = chamber_id + "_sensor"
+	id_tag = CHAMBER_SENSOR_FROM_ID(chamber_id)
 	var/static/list/multitool_tips = list(
 		TOOL_MULTITOOL = list(
 			SCREENTIP_CONTEXT_LMB = "Link logged injectors/vents",
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_atmos_control.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_atmos_control.dm
index ab83a88a4cc..dd885e2c1dd 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_atmos_control.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/_atmos_control.dm
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@
 	/// Assoc of list[chamber_id] = readable_chamber_name
 	var/list/atmos_chambers
 
+	/// Used when control = FALSE to store the original atmos chambers so they dont get lost when reconnecting
+	var/list/always_displayed_chambers
+
 	/// Whether we can actually adjust the chambers or not.
 	var/control = TRUE
 	/// Whether we are allowed to reconnect.
 	var/reconnecting = TRUE
 
+/obj/machinery/computer/atmos_control/Initialize(mapload, obj/item/circuitboard/C)
+	. = ..()
+	//special case for the station monitering console. We dont want to loose these chambers during reconnecting
+	if(!control && !isnull(atmos_chambers))
+		always_displayed_chambers = atmos_chambers.Copy()
+
 /// Reconnect only works for station based chambers.
 /obj/machinery/computer/atmos_control/proc/reconnect(mob/user)
 	if(!reconnecting)
@@ -38,6 +47,10 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	atmos_chambers = list()
+	//these are chambers we always want to display even after reconnecting
+	if(always_displayed_chambers)
+		for(var/chamber_id in always_displayed_chambers)
+			atmos_chambers[chamber_id] = always_displayed_chambers[chamber_id]
 	atmos_chambers[new_id] = new_name
 
 	name = new_name + (control ? " Control" : " Monitor")
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@
 		chamber_info["id"] = chamber_id
 		chamber_info["name"] = atmos_chambers[chamber_id]
 
-		var/obj/machinery/sensor = GLOB.objects_by_id_tag["[chamber_id]_sensor"]
+		var/obj/machinery/sensor = GLOB.objects_by_id_tag[CHAMBER_SENSOR_FROM_ID(chamber_id)]
 		if (!isnull(sensor))
 			chamber_info["gasmix"] = gas_mixture_parser(sensor.return_air())
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/meters.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/meters.dm
index 797bee21ff5..9ff6578852b 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/meters.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/atmos_computers/meters.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	var/chamber_id
 
 /obj/machinery/meter/monitored/Initialize(mapload, new_piping_layer)
-	id_tag = chamber_id + "_sensor"
+	id_tag = CHAMBER_SENSOR_FROM_ID(chamber_id)
 	. = ..()
 
 /obj/machinery/meter/monitored/layer2
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/RPD.dm b/code/game/objects/items/RPD.dm
index f0941b22408..1863e68c7ea 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/RPD.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/RPD.dm
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(transit_tube_recipes, list(
 			if(info.type == /datum/pipe_info/sensor)
 				var/datum/pipe_info/sensor/sensor_info = info
 				var/obj/machinery/air_sensor/sensor = sensor_info.id
-				if(GLOB.objects_by_id_tag[initial(sensor.chamber_id) + "_sensor"] != null)
+				if(GLOB.objects_by_id_tag[CHAMBER_SENSOR_FROM_ID(initial(sensor.chamber_id))] != null)
 					continue
 
 			r += list(list("pipe_name" = info.name, "pipe_index" = i, "selected" = (info == recipe), "all_layers" = info.all_layers))
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
index 12ac25680fd..99aa175529f 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/other/meter.dm
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 		icon_state = "meter"
 		SSair.stop_processing_machine(src)
 
+/obj/machinery/meter/return_air()
+	return target?.return_air() || ..()
+
 /obj/machinery/meter/process_atmos()
 	var/datum/gas_mixture/pipe_air = target.return_air()
 	if(!pipe_air)