diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/medical.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/medical.dm
index d4fe3e27a2..c912586ea3 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/medical.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/medical.dm
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
 	if(user)
 		if(message)
 			if(authenticated)
-				if(user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+				if(user.canUseTopic(src, !issilicon(user)))
 					if(!record1 || record1 == active1)
 						if(!record2 || record2 == active2)
 							return 1
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
index 1823e34100..efb1039b8b 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ What a mess.*/
 /obj/machinery/computer/secure_data/proc/canUseSecurityRecordsConsole(mob/user, message1 = 0, record1, record2)
 	if(user)
 		if(authenticated)
-			if(user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+			if(user.canUseTopic(src, !issilicon(user)))
 				if(!trim(message1))
 					return 0
 				if(!record1 || record1 == active1)