diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_checker.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_checker.dm
index fddb4f1f39e..5778bd987ed 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_checker.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_checker.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/circuit_component/compare/access
 	display_name = "Access Checker"
-	desc = "Performs a basic comparison between two numerical lists, with additional functions that help in using it to check access on IDs."
+	desc = "Performs a basic comparison between two lists of strings, with additional functions that help in using it to check access on IDs."
 	category = "ID"
 
 	input_port_amount = 0 //Uses custom ports for its comparisons
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 	. += create_ui_notice("When \"Check Any\" is false, returns true only if \"Access To Check\" contains ALL values in \"Required Access\".", "orange", "info")
 
 /obj/item/circuit_component/compare/access/populate_custom_ports()
-	subject_accesses = add_input_port("Access To Check", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_NUMBER))
-	required_accesses = add_input_port("Required Access", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_NUMBER))
+	subject_accesses = add_input_port("Access To Check", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_STRING))
+	required_accesses = add_input_port("Required Access", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_STRING))
 	check_any = add_input_port("Check Any", PORT_TYPE_NUMBER)
 
 /obj/item/circuit_component/compare/access/save_data_to_list(list/component_data)
diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_reader.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_reader.dm
index cb576daa7e5..29866f815a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_reader.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/id/access_reader.dm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/circuit_component/id_access_reader/populate_ports()
 	target = add_input_port("Target", PORT_TYPE_ATOM)
-	access_port = add_output_port("Access", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_NUMBER))
+	access_port = add_output_port("Access", PORT_TYPE_LIST(PORT_TYPE_STRING))
 
 
 /obj/item/circuit_component/id_access_reader/input_received(datum/port/input/port)