diff --git a/Content.Shared/Storage/Components/SharedMapLayerData.cs b/Content.Shared/Storage/Components/SharedMapLayerData.cs
index 6d2f4a7eaf..69ecf795c8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Storage/Components/SharedMapLayerData.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Storage/Components/SharedMapLayerData.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Storage.Components
     {
         public string Layer = string.Empty;
 
-        [DataField("whitelist", required: true, serverOnly: true)]
-        public EntityWhitelist ServerWhitelist { get; set; } = new();
+        [DataField("whitelist", required: true)]
+        public EntityWhitelist? ServerWhitelist { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Minimal amount of entities that are valid for whitelist.
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedItemMapperSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedItemMapperSystem.cs
index a5e151f4ea..a00893cbb7 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedItemMapperSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedItemMapperSystem.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Storage.EntitySystems
             var list = new List<string>();
             foreach (var mapLayerData in itemMapper.MapLayers.Values)
             {
-                var count = containedLayers.Count(ent => mapLayerData.ServerWhitelist.IsValid(ent));
+                var count = containedLayers.Count(ent => mapLayerData.ServerWhitelist!.IsValid(ent));
                 if (count >= mapLayerData.MinCount && count <= mapLayerData.MaxCount)
                 {
                     list.Add(mapLayerData.Layer);