diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/encryptionkey_vr.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/encryptionkey_vr.dm
index 1f6110d16a..3b2e474131 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/encryptionkey_vr.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/encryptionkey_vr.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/heads/hop
+/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/heads/hop //YW Edit: removes Explorer channel access, not in line with our chain of command.
 	name = "head of personnel's encryption key"
 	icon_state = "hop_cypherkey"
-	channels = list("Supply" = 1, "Service" = 1, "Command" = 1, "Security" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
+	channels = list("Supply" = 1, "Service" = 1, "Command" = 1, "Security" = 1)
 
 /obj/item/device/encryptionkey/heads/ai_integrated
 	name = "ai integrated encryption key"
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 	icon_state = "cap_cypherkey"
 	channels = list("Command" = 1, "Security" = 1, "Engineering" = 1, "Science" = 1, "Medical" = 1, "Supply" = 1, "Service" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
 
-/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/heads/rd
+/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/heads/rd //YW Edit: adds Explorer channel access, to come in line with our chain of command.
 	name = "research director's encryption key"
 	icon_state = "rd_cypherkey"
-	channels = list("Command" = 1, "Science" = 1)
+	channels = list("Command" = 1, "Science" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
 
 /obj/item/device/encryptionkey/ert
 	channels = list("Response Team" = 1, "Science" = 1, "Command" = 1, "Medical" = 1, "Engineering" = 1, "Security" = 1, "Supply" = 1, "Service" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 /obj/item/device/encryptionkey/omni		//Literally only for the admin intercoms
 	channels = list("Mercenary" = 1, "Raider" = 1, "Response Team" = 1, "Science" = 1, "Command" = 1, "Medical" = 1, "Engineering" = 1, "Security" = 1, "Supply" = 1, "Service" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
 
-/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/pathfinder
+/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/pathfinder //YW Edit: removes command channel access, not in line with our chain of command.
 	name = "pathfinder's encryption key"
 	icon_state = "com_cypherkey"
-	channels = list("Command" = 1, "Explorer" = 1)
+	channels = list("Explorer" = 1)
 
-/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/qm
+/obj/item/device/encryptionkey/qm //YW Edit: removes command channel access, not in line with our chain of command.
 	name = "quartermaster's encryption key"
 	icon_state = "qm_cypherkey"
-	channels = list("Command" = 1, "Supply" = 1)
+	channels = list("Supply" = 1)
 
 /obj/item/device/encryptionkey/pilot
 	name = "pilot's encryption key"