diff --git a/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedEntityStorageSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedEntityStorageSystem.cs
index ac57ced2bd..8ea40f525c 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedEntityStorageSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Storage/EntitySystems/SharedEntityStorageSystem.cs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public abstract class SharedEntityStorageSystem : EntitySystem
 
         var targetIsMob = HasComp<BodyComponent>(toInsert);
         var storageIsItem = HasComp<ItemComponent>(container);
-        var allowedToEat = whitelist?.IsValid(toInsert) ?? storageIsItem;
+        var allowedToEat = whitelist?.IsValid(toInsert) ?? HasComp<ItemComponent>(toInsert);
 
         // BEFORE REPLACING THIS WITH, I.E. A PROPERTY:
         // Make absolutely 100% sure you have worked out how to stop people ending up in backpacks.