diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs_vr.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs_vr.dm
index d52ff386e2..91aa3a6855 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs_vr.dm
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@
 	dat += "<h3>ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT</h3>"
 	establish_old_db_connection()
 
-	if(!dbcon_old.IsConnected())
+	if(!SSdbcore.IsConnected())
 		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 [our_comp.sortby]")
+		var/DBQuery/query = SSdbcore_old.NewQuery("SELECT id, author, title, category FROM library ORDER BY [our_comp.sortby]")
 		query.Execute()
 
 		var/show_admin_options = check_rights(R_ADMIN, show_msg = FALSE)