diff --git a/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleMenu.cs b/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleMenu.cs
index 66de4561f0..bee292b026 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleMenu.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleMenu.cs
@@ -95,20 +95,29 @@ namespace Content.Client.Communications.UI
 
             if (alerts == null)
             {
-                AlertLevelButton.AddItem(Loc.GetString($"alert-level-{currentAlert}"));
+                var name = currentAlert;
+                if (Loc.TryGetString($"alert-level-{currentAlert}", out var locName))
+                {
+                    name = locName;
+                }
+                AlertLevelButton.AddItem(name);
                 AlertLevelButton.SetItemMetadata(AlertLevelButton.ItemCount - 1, currentAlert);
             }
             else
             {
                 foreach (var alert in alerts)
                 {
-                     AlertLevelButton.AddItem(Loc.GetString($"alert-level-{alert}"));
-                     AlertLevelButton.SetItemMetadata(AlertLevelButton.ItemCount - 1, alert);
-
-                     if (alert == currentAlert)
-                     {
-                         AlertLevelButton.Select(AlertLevelButton.ItemCount - 1);
-                     }
+                    var name = alert;
+                    if (Loc.TryGetString($"alert-level-{alert}", out var locName))
+                    {
+                        name = locName;
+                    }
+                    AlertLevelButton.AddItem(name);
+                    AlertLevelButton.SetItemMetadata(AlertLevelButton.ItemCount - 1, alert);
+                    if (alert == currentAlert)
+                    {
+                        AlertLevelButton.Select(AlertLevelButton.ItemCount - 1);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Content.Server/AlertLevel/AlertLevelSystem.cs b/Content.Server/AlertLevel/AlertLevelSystem.cs
index 026c5de86d..e3a03250ba 100644
--- a/Content.Server/AlertLevel/AlertLevelSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/AlertLevel/AlertLevelSystem.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ public sealed class AlertLevelSystem : EntitySystem
     public override void Initialize()
     {
         SubscribeLocalEvent<StationInitializedEvent>(OnStationInitialize);
+
+        _prototypeManager.PrototypesReloaded += OnPrototypeReload;
+    }
+
+    public override void Shutdown()
+    {
+        base.Shutdown();
+
+        _prototypeManager.PrototypesReloaded -= OnPrototypeReload;
     }
 
     public override void Update(float time)
@@ -67,6 +76,34 @@ public sealed class AlertLevelSystem : EntitySystem
         SetLevel(args.Station, defaultLevel, false, false, true);
     }
 
+    private void OnPrototypeReload(PrototypesReloadedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        if (!args.ByType.TryGetValue(typeof(AlertLevelPrototype), out var alertPrototypes)
+            || !alertPrototypes.Modified.TryGetValue(DefaultAlertLevelSet, out var alertObject)
+            || alertObject is not AlertLevelPrototype alerts)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var comp in EntityQuery<AlertLevelComponent>())
+        {
+            comp.AlertLevels = alerts;
+
+            if (!comp.AlertLevels.Levels.ContainsKey(comp.CurrentLevel))
+            {
+                var defaultLevel = comp.AlertLevels.DefaultLevel;
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(defaultLevel))
+                {
+                    defaultLevel = comp.AlertLevels.Levels.Keys.First();
+                }
+
+                SetLevel(comp.Owner, defaultLevel, true, true, true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        RaiseLocalEvent(new AlertLevelPrototypeReloadedEvent());
+    }
+
     public float GetAlertLevelDelay(EntityUid station, AlertLevelComponent? alert = null)
     {
         if (!Resolve(station, ref alert))
@@ -115,10 +152,20 @@ public sealed class AlertLevelSystem : EntitySystem
 
         var stationName = dataComponent.EntityName;
 
-        var name = Loc.GetString($"alert-level-{level}").ToLower();
+        var name = level.ToLower();
+
+        if (Loc.TryGetString($"alert-level-{level}", out var locName))
+        {
+            name = locName.ToLower();
+        }
 
         // Announcement text. Is passed into announcementFull.
-        var announcement = Loc.GetString(detail.Announcement);
+        var announcement = detail.Announcement;
+
+        if (Loc.TryGetString(detail.Announcement, out var locAnnouncement))
+        {
+            announcement = locAnnouncement;
+        }
 
         // The full announcement to be spat out into chat.
         var announcementFull = Loc.GetString("alert-level-announcement", ("name", name), ("announcement", announcement));
@@ -150,6 +197,9 @@ public sealed class AlertLevelSystem : EntitySystem
 public sealed class AlertLevelDelayFinishedEvent : EntityEventArgs
 {}
 
+public sealed class AlertLevelPrototypeReloadedEvent : EntityEventArgs
+{}
+
 public sealed class AlertLevelChangedEvent : EntityEventArgs
 {
     public string AlertLevel { get; }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/AlertLevels/alert_levels.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/AlertLevels/alert_levels.yml
index 4b6e3a7780..ab84b09feb 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/AlertLevels/alert_levels.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/AlertLevels/alert_levels.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
       announcement: alert-level-blue-announcement
       sound: /Audio/Misc/notice1.ogg
       color: DodgerBlue
-    red:
-      announcement: alert-level-red-announcement
-      sound: /Audio/Misc/notice1.ogg
-      color: Red
     violet:
       announcement: alert-level-violet-announcement
       sound: /Audio/Misc/notice1.ogg
@@ -21,6 +17,10 @@
       announcement: alert-level-yellow-announcement
       sound: /Audio/Misc/notice1.ogg
       color: Yellow
+    red:
+      announcement: alert-level-red-announcement
+      sound: /Audio/Misc/notice1.ogg
+      color: Red
     gamma:
       announcement: alert-level-gamma-announcement
       selectable: false