diff --git a/BaseClasses.py b/BaseClasses.py
index b9f6eed1..d8e34b6e 100644
--- a/BaseClasses.py
+++ b/BaseClasses.py
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ class CollectionState(object):
 
     # In the future, this can be used to check if the player starts without bombs
     def can_use_bombs(self, player):
-        return (not self.world.bombbag[player] or self.has('Bomb Upgrade (+10)', player)) and ((hasattr(self.world,"override_bomb_check") and self.world.override_bomb_check) or self.can_farm_bombs(player))
+        return (not self.world.bombbag[player] or self.has('Bomb Upgrade (+10)', player) or self.has('Bomb Upgrade (+5)', player, 2)) and ((hasattr(self.world,"override_bomb_check") and self.world.override_bomb_check) or self.can_farm_bombs(player))
 
     def can_hit_crystal(self, player):
         return (self.can_use_bombs(player)