diff --git a/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
index 4c12622ab5..89c08e0a4e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Access/Systems/AccessReaderSystem.cs
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ public sealed class AccessReaderSystem : EntitySystem
         {
             component.AccessLists.Add(new HashSet<ProtoId<AccessLevelPrototype>>(){access});
         }
+        Dirty(uid, component);
         RaiseLocalEvent(uid, new AccessReaderConfigurationChangedEvent());
     }