diff --git a/Content.Server/Inventory/Components/InventoryComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Inventory/Components/InventoryComponent.cs
index 37c8a90ef6..8f62ae13a5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Inventory/Components/InventoryComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Inventory/Components/InventoryComponent.cs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Inventory.Components
             var pass = false;
             reason = null;
 
-            if (mobCheck && !EntitySystem.Get<ActionBlockerSystem>().CanEquip(Owner))
+            if (mobCheck && !EntitySystem.Get<ActionBlockerSystem>().CanEquip(OwnerUid))
             {
                 reason = Loc.GetString("inventory-component-can-equip-cannot");
                 return false;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/ActionBlocker/ActionBlockerSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/ActionBlocker/ActionBlockerSystem.cs
index c32172dadf..e877b17e1d 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/ActionBlocker/ActionBlockerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/ActionBlocker/ActionBlockerSystem.cs
@@ -99,18 +99,12 @@ namespace Content.Shared.ActionBlocker
             return !ev.Cancelled;
         }
 
-        public bool CanEquip(IEntity entity)
-        {
-            var ev = new EquipAttemptEvent(entity);
-
-            RaiseLocalEvent(entity.Uid, ev);
-
-            return !ev.Cancelled;
-        }
-
         public bool CanEquip(EntityUid uid)
         {
-            return CanEquip(EntityManager.GetEntity(uid));
+            var ev = new EquipAttemptEvent(uid);
+            RaiseLocalEvent(uid, ev);
+
+            return !ev.Cancelled;
         }
 
         public bool CanUnequip(IEntity entity)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Inventory/Events/EquipAttemptEvent.cs b/Content.Shared/Inventory/Events/EquipAttemptEvent.cs
index 4715489c26..6f10ce2a90 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Inventory/Events/EquipAttemptEvent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Inventory/Events/EquipAttemptEvent.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Inventory.Events
 {
     public class EquipAttemptEvent : CancellableEntityEventArgs
     {
-        public EquipAttemptEvent(IEntity entity)
+        public EquipAttemptEvent(EntityUid uid)
         {
-            Entity = entity;
+            Uid = uid;
         }
 
-        public IEntity Entity { get; }
+        public EntityUid Uid { get; }
     }
 }