diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
index 8adf647f56b..9673701d8b6 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ var/list/admin_ranks = list()								//list of all admin_rank datums
 			C.holder = null
 		admins.Cut()
 		load_admin_ranks()
+		//Clear profile access
+		for(var/A in world.GetConfig("admin"))
+			world.SetConfig("APP/admin", A, null)
 
 	var/list/rank_names = list()
 	for(var/datum/admin_rank/R in admin_ranks)
@@ -189,6 +192,8 @@ var/list/admin_ranks = list()								//list of all admin_rank datums
 			var/datum/admins/D = new(rank_names[rank], ckey)	//create the admin datum and store it for later use
 			if(!D)
 				continue									//will occur if an invalid rank is provided
+			if(D.rank.rights & R_DEBUG) //grant profile access
+				world.SetConfig("APP/admin", ckey, "role=admin")
 			D.associate(directory[ckey])	//find the client for a ckey if they are connected and associate them with the new admin datum
 	else
 		establish_db_connection()
@@ -214,6 +219,8 @@ var/list/admin_ranks = list()								//list of all admin_rank datums
 			var/datum/admins/D = new(rank_names[rank], ckey)				//create the admin datum and store it for later use
 			if(!D)
 				continue									//will occur if an invalid rank is provided
+			if(D.rank.rights & R_DEBUG) //grant profile access
+				world.SetConfig("APP/admin", ckey, "role=admin")
 			D.associate(directory[ckey])	//find the client for a ckey if they are connected and associate them with the new admin datum
 
 	#ifdef TESTING
@@ -369,4 +376,4 @@ var/list/admin_ranks = list()								//list of all admin_rank datums
 	var/sql_admin_rank = sanitizeSQL(newrank)
 
 	var/DBQuery/query_update = dbcon.NewQuery("UPDATE [format_table_name("player")] SET lastadminrank = '[sql_admin_rank]' WHERE ckey = '[sql_ckey]'")
-	query_update.Execute()
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+	query_update.Execute()