diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/bots/cleanbot/cleanbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/bots/cleanbot/cleanbot.dm
index 18d69105a41..7cfe7132e15 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/bots/cleanbot/cleanbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/bots/cleanbot/cleanbot.dm
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(our_mop, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item, melee_attack_chain), src, target)
 		return COMPONENT_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN
 
-	if(!iscarbon(target) && !is_type_in_typecache(target, huntable_trash))
+	if(!(iscarbon(target) && (bot_access_flags & BOT_COVER_EMAGGED)) && !is_type_in_typecache(target, huntable_trash))
 		return NONE
 
 	visible_message(span_danger("[src] sprays hydrofluoric acid at [target]!"))