diff --git a/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py b/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
index 0f06470860..7814d1a85b 100644
--- a/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
+++ b/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
@@ -539,8 +539,6 @@ def objtag(accessing_obj, accessed_obj, *args, **kwargs):
     Only true if accessed_obj has the specified tag and optional
     category.
     """
-    if hasattr(accessed_obj, "obj"):
-        accessed_obj = accessed_obj.obj
     tagkey = args[0] if args else None
     category = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else None
     return bool(accessed_obj.tags.get(tagkey, category=category))
@@ -572,6 +570,9 @@ def inside_rec(accessing_obj, accessed_obj, *args, **kwargs):
     in your inventory will also pass the lock).
     """
 
+    if hasattr(accessed_obj, "obj"):
+        accessed_obj = accessed_obj.obj
+
     def _recursive_inside(obj, accessed_obj, lvl=1):
         if obj.location:
             if obj.location == accessed_obj: