diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
index b755c698742..0f49a5cf23d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/cards_ids.dm
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
 		if(popup_input == "Forge/Reset")
 			if(!forged)
 				var/input_name = tgui_input_text(user, "What name would you like to put on this card? Leave blank to randomise.", "Agent card name", registered_name ? registered_name : (ishuman(user) ? user.real_name : user.name), MAX_NAME_LEN)
-				input_name = sanitize_name(input_name)
+				input_name = sanitize_name(input_name, allow_numbers = TRUE)
 				if(!input_name)
 					// Invalid/blank names give a randomly generated one.
 					if(user.gender == MALE)