diff --git a/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability.rb b/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability.rb
index 32fe366a1b..24ff6bb78f 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability.rb
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def admin?
     #
     # Overrides hydra-head, (and restores the method from blacklight-access-controls)
     def download_permissions
-      can :download, String do |id|
-        test_download(id)
+      can :download, [::String, ::Valkyrie::ID] do |id|
+        test_download(id.to_s)
       end
 
       can :download, ::SolrDocument do |obj|
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ def uploaded_file_abilities
     #   self.ability_logic += [:proxy_deposit_abilities]
     def proxy_deposit_abilities
       if Flipflop.transfer_works?
-        can :transfer, String do |id|
-          user_is_depositor?(id)
+        can :transfer, [::String, Valkyrie::ID] do |id|
+          user_is_depositor?(id.to_s)
         end
       end
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def admin_permissions
       alias_action :show, to: :read
       alias_action :discover, to: :read
       can :update, :appearance
-      can :manage, String # The identifier of a work or FileSet
+      can :manage, [String, Valkyrie::ID] # The identifier of a work or FileSet
       can :manage, curation_concerns_models
       can :manage, Sipity::WorkflowResponsibility
       can :manage, :collection_types
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ def registered_user?
     end
 
     # Returns true if the current user is the depositor of the specified work
-    # @param document_id [String] the id of the document.
+    # @param document_id [String, Valkyrie::ID] the id of the document.
     def user_is_depositor?(document_id)
-      doc = Hyrax::SolrService.search_by_id(document_id, fl: 'depositor_ssim')
+      doc = Hyrax::SolrService.search_by_id(document_id.to_s, fl: 'depositor_ssim')
       current_user.user_key == doc['depositor_ssim']&.first
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability/collection_ability.rb b/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability/collection_ability.rb
index 6243b3ec2e..f0e072cbd1 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability/collection_ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/hyrax/ability/collection_ability.rb
@@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ def collection_abilities # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/AbcSize
           can :deposit, ::SolrDocument do |solr_doc|
             Hyrax::Collections::PermissionsService.can_deposit_in_collection?(ability: self, collection_id: solr_doc.id) # checks collections and admin_sets
           end
-          can :deposit, String do |collection_id|
-            Hyrax::Collections::PermissionsService.can_deposit_in_collection?(ability: self, collection_id: collection_id)
+
+          can :deposit, [::String, ::Valkyrie::ID] do |collection_id|
+            Hyrax::Collections::PermissionsService.can_deposit_in_collection?(ability: self, collection_id: collection_id.to_s)
           end
 
           can :view_admin_show, ::SolrDocument do |solr_doc| # admin show page
             Hyrax::Collections::PermissionsService.can_view_admin_show_for_collection?(ability: self, collection_id: solr_doc.id) # checks collections and admin_sets
           end
+
+          can :view_admin_show, [::String, ::Valkyrie::ID] do |collection_id| # admin show page
+            Hyrax::Collections::PermissionsService.can_view_admin_show_for_collection?(ability: self, collection_id: collection_id.to_s) # checks collections and admin_sets
+          end
         end
       end
     end