diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Research/LatheDatabaseComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Research/LatheDatabaseComponent.cs
index b0d6c85e37..f6fcb395d5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Research/LatheDatabaseComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Research/LatheDatabaseComponent.cs
@@ -44,17 +44,5 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Research
             Dirty();
             return true;
         }
-
-        private List<string> GetRecipeIdList()
-        {
-            var list = new List<string>();
-
-            foreach (var recipe in this)
-            {
-                list.Add(recipe.ID);
-            }
-
-            return list;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Research/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Research/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
index 1471889e94..91ae1c1737 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Research/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/GameObjects/Components/Research/SharedLatheDatabaseComponent.cs
@@ -75,15 +75,34 @@ namespace Content.Shared.GameObjects.Components.Research
         {
             base.ExposeData(serializer);
 
-            var recipes = serializer.ReadDataField("recipes", new List<string>());
-            var prototypeManager = IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>();
-            foreach (var id in recipes)
+            if (serializer.Reading)
             {
-                if (!prototypeManager.TryIndex(id, out LatheRecipePrototype recipe)) continue;
-                _recipes.Add(recipe);
+                var recipes = serializer.ReadDataField("recipes", new List<string>());
+                var prototypeManager = IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>();
+                foreach (var id in recipes)
+                {
+                    if (!prototypeManager.TryIndex(id, out LatheRecipePrototype recipe)) continue;
+                    _recipes.Add(recipe);
+                }
+            } else if (serializer.Writing)
+            {
+                var recipes = GetRecipeIdList();
+                serializer.DataField(ref recipes, "recipes", new List<string>());
             }
         }
 
+        public List<string> GetRecipeIdList()
+        {
+            var list = new List<string>();
+
+            foreach (var recipe in this)
+            {
+                list.Add(recipe.ID);
+            }
+
+            return list;
+        }
+
         public IEnumerator<LatheRecipePrototype> GetEnumerator()
         {
             return _recipes.GetEnumerator();