diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
index 6cb2d2e8b4c..006963faee1 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
 			var/obj/item/card/id/I = H.get_idcard(TRUE)
 			if(istype(I))
-				if(ACCESS_CAPTAIN in I.access)
+				// You must have captain access and it must be red alert or lower (no getting off delta/epsilon)
+				if(ACCESS_CAPTAIN in I.access && GLOB.security_level <= SEC_LEVEL_RED)
 					change_security_level(text2num(params["level"]))
 				else
 					to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>You are not authorized to do this.</span>")