diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/modules/ai_controller_debugger.dm b/code/modules/tgui/modules/ai_controller_debugger.dm
index b1df46140cd..9c99aef62cb 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/modules/ai_controller_debugger.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/modules/ai_controller_debugger.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	controller = controller_
 
 /datum/ui_module/ai_controller_debugger/ui_state(mob/user)
-	return GLOB.admin_state
+	return GLOB.default_state
 
 /datum/ui_module/ai_controller_debugger/ui_interact(mob/user, datum/tgui/ui)
 	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)