diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/levels.dm b/code/__HELPERS/levels.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..218c1013bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/levels.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * - is_valid_z_level
+ *
+ * Checks if source_loc and checking_loc is both on the station, or on the same z level.
+ * This is because the station's several levels aren't considered the same z, so multi-z stations need this special case.
+ *
+ * Args:
+ * source_loc - turf of the source we're comparing.
+ * checking_loc - turf we are comparing to source_loc.
+ *
+ * returns TRUE if connection is valid, FALSE otherwise.
+ */
+/proc/is_valid_z_level(turf/source_loc, turf/checking_loc)
+	// if we're both on "station", regardless of multi-z, we'll pass by.
+	if(is_station_level(source_loc.z) && is_station_level(checking_loc.z))
+		return TRUE
+	if(source_loc.z == checking_loc.z)
+		return TRUE
+	return FALSE
diff --git a/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm b/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
index 0edff309c38..2ae9bd96775 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/remote_materials.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ handles linking back and forth.
 			return COMPONENT_BLOCK_TOOL_ATTACK
 		var/turf/silo_turf = get_turf(M.buffer)
 		var/turf/user_loc = get_turf(user)
-		if(user_loc.z != silo_turf.z)
+		if(!is_valid_z_level(silo_turf, user_loc))
 			to_chat(user, span_warning("[parent] is too far away to get a connection signal!"))
 			return COMPONENT_BLOCK_TOOL_ATTACK
 		if (silo)
@@ -130,11 +130,8 @@ handles linking back and forth.
 		return
 
 	var/turf/silo_turf = get_turf(silo)
-	if(is_station_level(silo_turf.z) && is_station_level(new_turf.z)) // if we're both on "station", regardless of multi-z, we'll pass by.
-		return
-	if(silo_turf.z == new_turf.z)
-		return
-	disconnect_from(silo)
+	if(!is_valid_z_level(silo_turf, new_turf))
+		disconnect_from(silo)
 
 /datum/component/remote_materials/proc/on_hold()
 	return silo?.holds["[get_area(parent)]/[category]"]
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d452e1b8589..03589f1c44b 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@
 #include "code\__HELPERS\icons.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\jatum.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\level_traits.dm"
+#include "code\__HELPERS\levels.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\lighting.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\maths.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\matrices.dm"