diff --git a/code/game/magic/archived_book.dm b/code/game/magic/archived_book.dm
index ea484584df..b042e5eae2 100644
--- a/code/game/magic/archived_book.dm
+++ b/code/game/magic/archived_book.dm
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ var/global/datum/book_manager/book_mgr = new()
 		dat += "<h3>ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT</h3>"
 		establish_old_db_connection()
 
-		if(!dbcon_old.IsConnected())
+		if(!SSdbcore.IsConnected()) //CHOMP Edit
 			dat += "<font color=red><b>ERROR</b>: Unable to contact External Archive. Please contact your system administrator for assistance.</font>"
 		else
 			dat += {"<A href='?our_comp=\ref[our_comp];orderbyid=1'>(Order book by SS<sup>13</sup>BN)</A><BR><BR>
 			<table>
 			<tr><td><A href='?our_comp=\ref[our_comp];sort=author>AUTHOR</A></td><td><A href='?our_comp=\ref[our_comp];sort=title>TITLE</A></td><td><A href='?our_comp=\ref[our_comp];sort=category>CATEGORY</A></td><td></td></tr>"}
-			var/DBQuery/query = dbcon_old.NewQuery("SELECT id, author, title, category FROM library ORDER BY [sortby]")
+			var/DBQuery/query = SSdbcore.NewQuery("SELECT id, author, title, category FROM library ORDER BY [sortby]") //CHOMP Edit
 			query.Execute()
 
 			var/show_admin_options = check_rights(R_ADMIN, show_msg = FALSE)