diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
index ef176f905cc..f21ebabf39e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 	QDEL_NULL(access_card)
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/proc/check_access(mob/living/user)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/proc/check_access(mob/living/user, obj/item/card/id)
 	if(user.has_unlimited_silicon_privilege || isAdminGhostAI(user)) // Silicon and Admins always have access.
 		return TRUE
 	if(!maints_access_required) // No requirements to access it.
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@
 	if(!(bot_cover_flags & BOT_COVER_LOCKED)) // Unlocked.
 		return TRUE
 
-	var/obj/item/card/id/id_card = user.get_idcard(TRUE)
-	if(!id_card || !id_card.access)
+	var/obj/item/card/id/used_id = id || user.get_idcard(TRUE)
+
+	if(!used_id || !used_id.access)
 		return FALSE
-	id_card = id_card.GetID()
 
 	for(var/requested_access in maints_access_required)
-		if(requested_access in id_card.access)
+		if(requested_access in used_id.access)
 			return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/robocontrol.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/robocontrol.dm
index c221854f905..f35abf25235 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/robocontrol.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/file_system/programs/robocontrol.dm
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 	var/list/mulelist = list()
 
 	var/obj/item/computer_hardware/card_slot/card_slot = computer ? computer.all_components[MC_CARD] : null
+	var/obj/item/card/id/id_card = card_slot?.stored_card
 	data["have_id_slot"] = !!card_slot
 	if(computer)
-		var/obj/item/card/id/id_card = card_slot ? card_slot.stored_card : null
 		data["has_id"] = !!id_card
 		data["id_owner"] = id_card ? id_card.registered_name : "No Card Inserted."
 		data["access_on_card"] = id_card ? id_card.access : null
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/simple_bot as anything in GLOB.bots_list)
 		if(simple_bot.z != zlevel || !(simple_bot.bot_mode_flags & BOT_MODE_REMOTE_ENABLED)) //Only non-emagged bots on the same Z-level are detected!
 			continue
-		if(computer && !simple_bot.check_access(user)) // Only check Bots we can access)
+		if(computer && !simple_bot.check_access(user, id_card)) // Only check Bots we can access
 			continue
 		var/list/newbot = list(
 			"name" = simple_bot.name,