diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
index 384965149af..5f3c0947541 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
@@ -304,28 +304,32 @@ update_label("John Doe", "Clowny")
 		var/obj/item/card/id/I = O
 		src.access |= I.access
 		if(isliving(user) && user.mind)
-			if(user.mind.special_role)
+			if(user.mind.special_role || anyone)
 				to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>The card's microscanners activate as you pass it over the ID, copying its access.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/card/id/syndicate/attack_self(mob/user)
 	if(isliving(user) && user.mind)
-		if(user.mind.special_role || anyone)
-			if(alert(user, "Action", "Agent ID", "Show", "Forge") == "Forge")
-				var/t = copytext(sanitize(input(user, "What name would you like to put on this card?", "Agent card name", registered_name ? registered_name : (ishuman(user) ? user.real_name : user.name))as text | null),1,26)
-				if(!t || t == "Unknown" || t == "floor" || t == "wall" || t == "r-wall") //Same as mob/dead/new_player/prefrences.dm
-					if (t)
-						alert("Invalid name.")
-					return
-				registered_name = t
-
-				var/u = copytext(sanitize(input(user, "What occupation would you like to put on this card?\nNote: This will not grant any access levels other than Maintenance.", "Agent card job assignment", "Assistant")as text | null),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
-				if(!u)
-					registered_name = ""
-					return
-				assignment = u
-				update_label()
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You successfully forge the ID card.</span>")
+		if(!(user.mind.special_role || anyone)) //Unless anyone is allowed, only syndies can use the card, to stop metagaming.
+			if(!registered_name) //If a non-syndie is the first to forge an unassigned agent ID, then anyone can forge it.
+				anyone = TRUE
+			else
 				return
+		if(alert(user, "Action", "Agent ID", "Show", "Forge") == "Forge")
+			var/t = copytext(sanitize(input(user, "What name would you like to put on this card?", "Agent card name", registered_name ? registered_name : (ishuman(user) ? user.real_name : user.name))as text | null),1,26)
+			if(!t || t == "Unknown" || t == "floor" || t == "wall" || t == "r-wall") //Same as mob/dead/new_player/prefrences.dm
+				if (t)
+					alert("Invalid name.")
+				return
+			registered_name = t
+
+			var/u = copytext(sanitize(input(user, "What occupation would you like to put on this card?\nNote: This will not grant any access levels other than Maintenance.", "Agent card job assignment", "Assistant")as text | null),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+			if(!u)
+				registered_name = ""
+				return
+			assignment = u
+			update_label()
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You successfully forge the ID card.</span>")
+			return
 	..()
 
 /obj/item/card/id/syndicate/anyone