diff --git a/Content.Server/Access/Systems/AccessOverriderSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Access/Systems/AccessOverriderSystem.cs
index c7b20513f428b3..a882209b2d1758 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Access/Systems/AccessOverriderSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Access/Systems/AccessOverriderSystem.cs
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ private void UpdateUserInterface(EntityUid uid, AccessOverriderComponent compone
             targetLabel = Loc.GetString("access-overrider-window-target-label") + " " + EntityManager.GetComponent<MetaDataComponent>(component.TargetAccessReaderId).EntityName;
             targetLabelColor = Color.White;
 
-            if (!_accessReader.GetMainAccessReader(accessReader, out var accessReaderComponent))
+            if (!_accessReader.GetMainAccessReader(accessReader, out var accessReaderEnt))
                 return;
 
-            var currentAccessHashsets = accessReaderComponent.AccessLists;
+            var currentAccessHashsets = accessReaderEnt.Value.Comp.AccessLists;
             currentAccess = ConvertAccessHashSetsToList(currentAccessHashsets).ToArray();
         }
 
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ private void TryWriteToTargetAccessReaderId(EntityUid uid,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!_accessReader.GetMainAccessReader(component.TargetAccessReaderId, out var accessReader))
+        if (!_accessReader.GetMainAccessReader(component.TargetAccessReaderId, out var accessReaderEnt))
             return;
 
-        var oldTags = ConvertAccessHashSetsToList(accessReader.AccessLists);
+        var oldTags = ConvertAccessHashSetsToList(accessReaderEnt.Value.Comp.AccessLists);
         var privilegedId = component.PrivilegedIdSlot.Item;
 
         if (oldTags.SequenceEqual(newAccessList))
@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ private void TryWriteToTargetAccessReaderId(EntityUid uid,
         var removedTags = oldTags.Except(newAccessList).Select(tag => "-" + tag).ToList();
 
         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Action, LogImpact.Medium,
-            $"{ToPrettyString(player):player} has modified {ToPrettyString(component.TargetAccessReaderId):entity} with the following allowed access level holders: [{string.Join(", ", addedTags.Union(removedTags))}] [{string.Join(", ", newAccessList)}]");
+            $"{ToPrettyString(player):player} has modified {ToPrettyString(accessReaderEnt.Value):entity} with the following allowed access level holders: [{string.Join(", ", addedTags.Union(removedTags))}] [{string.Join(", ", newAccessList)}]");
 
-        accessReader.AccessLists = ConvertAccessListToHashSet(newAccessList);
-        Dirty(component.TargetAccessReaderId, accessReader);
+        accessReaderEnt.Value.Comp.AccessLists = ConvertAccessListToHashSet(newAccessList);
+        Dirty(accessReaderEnt.Value);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/GreytideVirusRule.cs b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/GreytideVirusRule.cs
index 19d4438347255f..8d33b858de49a2 100644
--- a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/GreytideVirusRule.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/GreytideVirusRule.cs
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ protected override void Started(EntityUid uid, GreytideVirusRuleComponent virusC
                 continue;
 
             // use the access reader from the door electronics if they exist
-            if (!_access.GetMainAccessReader(airlockUid, out var accessComp))
+            if (!_access.GetMainAccessReader(airlockUid, out var accessEnt))
                 continue;
 
             // check access
-            if (!_access.AreAccessTagsAllowed(accessIds, accessComp) || _access.AreAccessTagsAllowed(virusComp.Blacklist, accessComp))
+            if (!_access.AreAccessTagsAllowed(accessIds, accessEnt.Value.Comp) || _access.AreAccessTagsAllowed(virusComp.Blacklist, accessEnt.Value.Comp))
                 continue;
 
             // open and bolt airlocks
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
index f670ac860be44d..0b1d508cc24103 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
@@ -113,25 +113,25 @@ public bool IsAllowed(EntityUid user, EntityUid target, AccessReaderComponent? r
         return false;
     }
 
-    public bool GetMainAccessReader(EntityUid uid, [NotNullWhen(true)] out AccessReaderComponent? component)
+    public bool GetMainAccessReader(EntityUid uid, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Entity<AccessReaderComponent>? ent)
     {
-        component = null;
-        if (!TryComp(uid, out AccessReaderComponent? accessReader))
+        ent = null;
+        if (!TryComp<AccessReaderComponent>(uid, out var accessReader))
             return false;
 
-        component = accessReader;
+        ent = (uid, accessReader);
 
-        if (component.ContainerAccessProvider == null)
+        if (ent.Value.Comp.ContainerAccessProvider == null)
             return true;
 
-        if (!_containerSystem.TryGetContainer(uid, component.ContainerAccessProvider, out var container))
+        if (!_containerSystem.TryGetContainer(uid, ent.Value.Comp.ContainerAccessProvider, out var container))
             return true;
 
         foreach (var entity in container.ContainedEntities)
         {
-            if (TryComp(entity, out AccessReaderComponent? containedReader))
+            if (TryComp<AccessReaderComponent>(entity, out var containedReader))
             {
-                component = containedReader;
+                ent = (entity, containedReader);
                 return true;
             }
         }