diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 072adae5f9..c58e9cb834 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -698,17 +698,19 @@
 			return 1
 	return 0
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/check_access(obj/item/weapon/card/id/I)
+//TFF: Ports VoreStation edit for fixing PDA usage
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/check_access(obj/item/I)
 	if(!istype(req_access, /list)) //something's very wrong
 		return 1
 
 	var/list/L = req_access
 	if(!L.len) //no requirements
 		return 1
-	if(!I || !istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/card/id) || !I.access) //not ID or no access
+	if(!I || !(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/card/id) || istype(I, /obj/item/device/pda))) //not ID or PDA
 		return 0
+	var/access_found = I.GetAccess()
 	for(var/req in req_access)
-		if(req in I.access) //have one of the required accesses
+		if(req in access_found) //have one of the required accesses
 			return 1
 	return 0
 
@@ -1120,4 +1122,4 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/drop_item()
 	if(module_active && istype(module_active,/obj/item/weapon/gripper))
 		var/obj/item/weapon/gripper/G = module_active
-		G.drop_item_nm()
\ No newline at end of file
+		G.drop_item_nm()