diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/id cards/cards.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/id cards/cards.dm
index 479e3841a53..b008c4ec875 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/id cards/cards.dm	
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/id cards/cards.dm	
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@
 		if(loc == R)
 			hud_layerise()
 
+/obj/item/weapon/card/id/cargo/minee/borg/GetAccess()
+	return R?.idcard?.GetAccess()
+
+
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/cargo/miner/borg/Destroy()
 	UnregisterSignal(src, COMSIG_OBSERVER_MOVED)
 	..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm b/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
index f889350ec6b..83eefc3031f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 			. = TRUE
 		if("claim")
 			if(istype(inserted_id))
-				if(access_mining_station in inserted_id.access)
+				if(access_mining_station in inserted_id.GetAccess())
 					inserted_id.mining_points += machine.points
 					machine.points = 0
 				else