diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index 743f9be9fec0..e2659ce54cf8 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/continous_rounds
 
-/datum/config_entry/flag/ert_admin_call_only
-
 /datum/config_entry/flag/use_loyalty_implants
 
 /datum/config_entry/number/explosive_antigrief
diff --git a/code/datums/emergency_calls/emergency_call.dm b/code/datums/emergency_calls/emergency_call.dm
index 9db46955a5ea..bb56e449a700 100644
--- a/code/datums/emergency_calls/emergency_call.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emergency_calls/emergency_call.dm
@@ -15,12 +15,30 @@
 	var/input = "ARES. Online. Good morning, marines."
 	shipwide_ai_announcement(input, name, 'sound/AI/ares_online.ogg')
 
+///normal manual approval ERT request
 /datum/game_mode/proc/request_ert(user, ares = FALSE)
 	if(!user)
 		return FALSE
 	message_admins("[key_name(user)] has requested a Distress Beacon! [ares ? SPAN_ORANGE("(via ARES)") : ""] ([SSticker.mode.ert_dispatched ? SPAN_RED("A random ERT was dispatched previously.") : SPAN_GREEN("No previous random ERT dispatched.")]) [CC_MARK(user)] (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distress=\ref[user]'>SEND</A>) (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];ccdeny=\ref[user]'>DENY</A>) [ADMIN_JMP_USER(user)] [CC_REPLY(user)]")
 	return TRUE
 
+/// Automatic Approval ERT request , Admins are given 15 seconds to DENY the ERT
+/datum/game_mode/proc/authorized_request_ert(user)
+	if(!user)
+		return FALSE
+	if(ert_dispatched) //safety check we dont want ert spam
+		return FALSE
+	message_admins("[key_name(user)] has launched a keycard Distress Beacon! (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distresscancel=\ref[user]'>DENY</A>)[ADMIN_JMP_USER(user)] [CC_REPLY(user)]")
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(process_ert_call)), 15 SECONDS)
+	return TRUE
+
+///Process of the ERT call , checks if the request was denied, if not it will call ERT
+/datum/game_mode/proc/process_ert_call(user)
+	if(GLOB.distress_cancel)
+		GLOB.distress_cancel = FALSE
+		return
+	activate_distress()
+
 //The distress call parent. Cannot be called itself due to "name" being a filtered target.
 /datum/emergency_call
 	var/name = "name"
diff --git a/code/modules/security_levels/keycard_authentication.dm b/code/modules/security_levels/keycard_authentication.dm
index 4b7cdd69a449..fba9b6fca15a 100644
--- a/code/modules/security_levels/keycard_authentication.dm
+++ b/code/modules/security_levels/keycard_authentication.dm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	idle_power_usage = 2
 	active_power_usage = 6
 	power_channel = POWER_CHANNEL_ENVIRON
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(distress_cooldown)
 
 /obj/structure/machinery/keycard_auth/attack_remote(mob/user as mob)
 	to_chat(user, "The station AI is not to interact with these devices.")
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 			else if(screen == 2)
 				event_triggered_by = usr
 				broadcast_request() //This is the device making the initial event request. It needs to broadcast to other devices
-
+			playsound(src, 'sound/machines/switch.ogg', 25, 1)
 /obj/structure/machinery/keycard_auth/power_change()
 	..()
 	if(stat & NOPOWER)
@@ -64,12 +65,13 @@
 
 	if(screen == 1)
 		dat += "Select an event to trigger:<ul>"
-		dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Red alert'>Red alert</A></li>"
-		if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/ert_admin_call_only))
-			dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Emergency Response Team'>Emergency Response Team</A></li>"
+		if(GLOB.security_level < SEC_LEVEL_RED)
+			dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Red alert'>Red alert</A></li>"
+		if(!SSticker.mode.ert_dispatched)
+			dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Distress Beacon'>Distress Beacon</A></li>"
 
-		dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=enable_maint_sec'>Enable Maintenance Security</A></li>"
-		dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=disable_maint_sec'>Disable Maintenance Security</A></li>"
+		dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Disable Maintenance Access'>Disable Maintenance Access</A></li>"
+		dat += "<li><A href='?src=\ref[src];triggerevent=Enable Maintenance Access'>Enable Maintenance Access</A></li>"
 		dat += "</ul>"
 	if(screen == 2)
 		dat += "Please swipe your card to authorize the following event: <b>[event]</b>"
@@ -140,14 +142,45 @@
 	switch(event)
 		if("Red alert")
 			set_security_level(SEC_LEVEL_RED)
-		if("disable_maint_sec")
+		if("Enable Maintenance Access")
 			make_maint_all_access()
-		if("enable_maint_sec")
+		if("Disable Maintenance Access")
 			revoke_maint_all_access()
+		if("Distress Beacon")
+			call_ert()
+
+/obj/structure/machinery/keycard_auth/proc/call_ert()
+	if(world.time < DISTRESS_TIME_LOCK)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("The distress beacon cannot be launched this early in the operation. Please wait another [time_left_until(DISTRESS_TIME_LOCK, world.time, 1 MINUTES)] minutes before trying again."))
+		return
+
+	if(!COOLDOWN_FINISHED(src, distress_cooldown))
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("The distress beacon has recently broadcast a message. Please wait."))
+		return
+
+	if(SSticker.mode.ert_dispatched)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("A distress beacon has already launched successfully!"))
+		return
+
+	if(GLOB.security_level == SEC_LEVEL_DELTA)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("The ship is already undergoing self-destruct procedures!"))
+		return
+
+	if(GLOB.security_level < SEC_LEVEL_RED)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("The ship security level is not high enough to call a distress beacon!"))
+		return
 
-/obj/structure/machinery/keycard_auth/proc/is_ert_blocked()
-	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/ert_admin_call_only)) return 1
-	return SSticker.mode && SSticker.mode.ert_disabled
+	for(var/client/client in GLOB.admins)
+		if((R_ADMIN|R_MOD) & client.admin_holder.rights)
+			playsound_client(client,'sound/effects/sos-morse-code.ogg')
+	if(SSticker.mode.is_in_endgame)
+		SSticker.mode.authorized_request_ert(usr)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("Priority distress beacon launched successfully!"))
+	else
+		SSticker.mode.request_ert(usr)
+		to_chat(usr, SPAN_NOTICE("Distress beacon request sent to ARES systems."))
+	playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_success.ogg', 25, 1)
+	COOLDOWN_START(src, distress_cooldown, COOLDOWN_COMM_REQUEST)
 
 GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(maint_all_access, TRUE)