diff --git a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
index 101e699507..ed27d779ff 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
@@ -347,14 +347,17 @@ Class Procs:
 	if(is_assess_emagged())
 		return 10	//if emagged, always return 10.
 
-	threatcount += on_assess_perp(perp)
-	if(threatcount >= 10)
-		return threatcount
-
 	//Agent cards lower threatlevel.
 	var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/id = GetIdCard(perp)
 	if(id && istype(id, /obj/item/weapon/card/id/syndicate))
 		threatcount -= 2
+	// A proper	CentCom id is hard currency.
+	else if(id && istype(id, /obj/item/weapon/card/id/centcom))
+		return 0
+
+	threatcount += on_assess_perp(perp)
+	if(threatcount >= 10)
+		return threatcount
 
 	if(auth_weapons && !src.allowed(perp))
 		if(istype(perp.l_hand, /obj/item/weapon/gun) || istype(perp.l_hand, /obj/item/weapon/melee))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
index 9f95abdc8c..918a1656cd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
@@ -294,3 +294,11 @@
 	New()
 		access = get_all_centcom_access()
 		..()
+
+/obj/item/weapon/card/id/centcom/ERT
+	name = "\improper Emergency Response Team ID"
+	assignment = "Emergency Response Team"
+		
+/obj/item/weapon/card/id/centcom/ERT/New()
+	..()
+	access += get_all_accesses()
diff --git a/code/game/response_team.dm b/code/game/response_team.dm
index dfaec22189..dafd819016 100644
--- a/code/game/response_team.dm
+++ b/code/game/response_team.dm
@@ -313,13 +313,10 @@ proc/trigger_armed_response_team(var/force = 0)
 	equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/engineer(src), slot_in_backpack)
 	equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/weapon/storage/firstaid/regular(src), slot_in_backpack)
 */
-	var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/W = new(src)
+	var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/centcom/ERT/W = new(src)
 	W.assignment = "Emergency Response Team[leader_selected ? " Leader" : ""]"
 	W.registered_name = real_name
 	W.name = "[real_name]'s ID Card ([W.assignment])"
-	W.icon_state = "centcom"
-	W.access = get_all_accesses()
-	W.access += get_all_centcom_access()
 	equip_to_slot_or_del(W, slot_wear_id)
 
 	return 1