diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
index b76fa9f99de..893d42b9661 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 	window.close()
 	return ..()
 
+/datum/tgui_panel/can_vv_get(var_name)
+	var/static/list/protected_vars = list("telemetry_connections")
+	if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN, FALSE, src) && (var_name in protected_vars))
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
 /**
  * public
  *