diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
index 6beef525638..bd3f19ecf74 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_ranks.dm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var/list/forum_groupids_to_ranks = list()
 			if ("r_cciaa")
 				. |= R_CCIAA
 			if ("r_everything","r_host","r_all")
-				. |= (R_BUILDMODE | R_ADMIN | R_BAN | R_FUN | R_SERVER | R_DEBUG | R_PERMISSIONS | R_POSSESS | R_STEALTH | R_REJUVINATE | R_VAREDIT | R_SPAWN | R_MOD | R_CCIAA | R_DEV)
+				. |= (R_BUILDMODE | R_ADMIN | R_BAN | R_FUN | R_SERVER | R_DEBUG | R_PERMISSIONS | R_POSSESS | R_STEALTH | R_REJUVINATE | R_VAREDIT | R_SOUNDS | R_SPAWN | R_MOD | R_CCIAA | R_DEV)
 			else
 				crash_with("Unknown rank in file: [auth]")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
index 659def78f66..be280f7ae66 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/playsound.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var/list/sounds_cache = list()
 /client/proc/play_sound(S as sound)
 	set category = "Fun"
 	set name = "Play Global Sound"
-	if(!check_rights(R_FUN))	return
+	if(!check_rights(R_SOUNDS))	return
 
 	var/sound/uploaded_sound = sound(S, repeat = 0, wait = 1, channel = 777)
 	uploaded_sound.priority = 250
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var/list/sounds_cache = list()
 /client/proc/play_local_sound(S as sound)
 	set category = "Fun"
 	set name = "Play Local Sound"
-	if(!check_rights(R_FUN))	return
+	if(!check_rights(R_SOUNDS))	return
 
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] played a local sound [S]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] played a local sound [S]", 1)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var/list/sounds_cache = list()
 /client/proc/play_server_sound()
 	set category = "Fun"
 	set name = "Play Server Sound"
-	if(!check_rights(R_FUN))	return
+	if(!check_rights(R_SOUNDS))	return
 
 	var/list/sounds = file2list('sound/serversound_list.txt');
 	sounds += "--CANCEL--"
diff --git a/code/modules/power/apc.dm b/code/modules/power/apc.dm
index f9da0851755..6c9a310d5c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/apc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/apc.dm
@@ -923,13 +923,12 @@ ABSTRACT_TYPE(/obj/machinery/power/apc)
 	if(!operable())
 		return FALSE
 	var/use_flags = issilicon(user) && USE_ALLOW_NON_ADJACENT // AIs and borgs can use it at range
-	use_flags |= (check_rights(R_ADMIN, FALSE, user) && USE_ALLOW_NONLIVING) // admins can use the UI when ghosting
-	if(use_check(user, use_flags, show_messages = TRUE))
-		return FALSE
 	if(isstoryteller(user))
 		return TRUE
 	if(isobserver(user))
 		return check_rights(R_ADMIN, FALSE, user)
+	if(use_check(user, use_flags, show_messages = TRUE))
+		return FALSE
 	if(!user.client)
 		return FALSE
 	if(user.restrained())