diff --git a/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm b/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
index ac3d5a03a0..e1a8cc5758 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/sql_message_system.dm
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@
 		browse_messages(target_ckey = ckey(target_key), agegate = TRUE)
 	qdel(query_find_message_secret)
 
-/proc/browse_messages(type, target_ckey, index, linkless = FALSE, filter, agegate = FALSE)
-	if(IsAdminAdvancedProcCall() && !check_rights(R_SENSITIVE))
+/proc/browse_messages(type, target_ckey, index, linkless = FALSE, filter, agegate = FALSE, override = FALSE)
+	if((!override || IsAdminAdvancedProcCall()) && !check_rights(R_SENSITIVE))
 		return
 	if(!SSdbcore.Connect())
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Failed to establish database connection.</span>")