diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
index c9a3856a238..19072aa6297 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/vore/shadekin/shadekin.dm
@@ -444,4 +444,4 @@
 	exclaim_verb = "mars"
 	key = "m"
 	machine_understands = 0
-	flags = RESTRICTED | HIVEMIND
+	flags = WHITELISTED | HIVEMIND