diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot.dm
index 9572b4dafc..f22139ac22 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot.dm
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ Auto Patrol: []"},
 /mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot/Topic(href, href_list)
 	if(..())
 		return 1
-
+	if(!issilicon(usr) && !IsAdminGhost(usr) && !(bot_core.allowed(usr) || !locked))
+		return TRUE
 	switch(href_list["operation"])
 		if("idcheck")
 			idcheck = !idcheck