diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/PostMapInitTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/PostMapInitTest.cs
index cc2b16ea1a..b2631d49f2 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/PostMapInitTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/PostMapInitTest.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public sealed class PostMapInitTest
 
         private static readonly string[] Grids =
         {
-            "/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml",
             /// "/Maps/CentralCommand/harmony.yml", // Harmony CC version, WWDP edit, no more CentCom rotation
             AdminTestArenaSystem.ArenaMapPath,
         };
diff --git a/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.cs
index 15bc26f5ea..3d566fa0d5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.cs
@@ -550,41 +550,55 @@ private void AddSingleCentcomm(EntityUid station, StationCentcommComponent compo
             return;
         }
 
-        var map = _mapSystem.CreateMap(out var mapId);
-        if (!_loader.TryLoadGrid(mapId, mapPath, out var grid))
+        if (!_loader.TryLoadMap(mapPath, out var map, out var grids))
         {
-            Log.Error($"Failed to set up centcomm grid!");
+            Log.Error($"Failed to set up centcomm map from {mapPath}!");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (map is null || grids is null || grids.Count == 0)
+        {
+            Log.Error($"Centcomm map {mapPath} did not contain any grids.");
+            if (map != null)
+                QueueDel(map.Value.Owner);
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!Exists(map))
+        if (grids.Count > 1)
+        {
+            Log.Warning($"Centcomm map {mapPath} contained multiple grids; using the first one.");
+        }
+
+        var grid = grids.First();
+        if (!Exists(map.Value.Owner))
         {
             Log.Error($"Failed to set up centcomm map!");
-            QueueDel(grid);
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!Exists(grid))
+        if (!Exists(grid.Owner))
         {
             Log.Error($"Failed to set up centcomm grid!");
-            QueueDel(map);
+            QueueDel(map.Value.Owner);
             return;
         }
 
-        var xform = Transform(grid.Value);
-        if (xform.ParentUid != map || xform.MapUid != map)
+        var xform = Transform(grid.Owner);
+        if (xform.ParentUid != map.Value.Owner || xform.MapUid != map.Value.Owner)
         {
             Log.Error($"Centcomm grid is not parented to its own map?");
-            QueueDel(map);
-            QueueDel(grid);
+            QueueDel(map.Value.Owner);
+            QueueDel(grid.Owner);
             return;
         }
 
-        component.MapEntity = map;
-        _metaData.SetEntityName(map, Loc.GetString("map-name-centcomm"));
-        component.Entity = grid;
-        _shuttle.TryAddFTLDestination(mapId, true, out _);
-        Log.Info($"Created centcomm grid {ToPrettyString(grid)} on map {ToPrettyString(map)} for station {ToPrettyString(station)}");
+        _mapSystem.InitializeMap(map.Value.Comp.MapId);
+
+        component.MapEntity = map.Value.Owner;
+        _metaData.SetEntityName(map.Value.Owner, Loc.GetString("map-name-centcomm"));
+        component.Entity = grid.Owner;
+        _shuttle.TryAddFTLDestination(map.Value.Comp.MapId, true, out _);
+        Log.Info($"Created centcomm grid {ToPrettyString(grid)} on map {ToPrettyString(map.Value.Owner)} for station {ToPrettyString(station)}");
     }
 
     public HashSet<EntityUid> GetCentcommMaps()
diff --git a/Resources/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml b/Resources/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
index 27bf0e26e5..c0f5ca4040 100644
--- a/Resources/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
+++ b/Resources/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 meta:
   format: 7
-  category: Grid
+  category: Map
   engineVersion: 260.2.0
   forkId: ""
   forkVersion: ""
   time: 08/02/2025 19:00:26
-  entityCount: 6947
-maps: []
+  entityCount: 6948
+maps:
+- 8000
 grids:
 - 1668
-orphans:
-- 1668
+orphans: []
 nullspace: []
 tilemap:
   0: Space
@@ -34,12 +34,25 @@ tilemap:
 entities:
 - proto: ""
   entities:
+  - uid: 8000
+    components:
+    - type: MetaData
+      name: Central Command Map
+    - type: Transform
+    - type: Map
+      mapPaused: True
+    - type: PhysicsMap
+    - type: GridTree
+    - type: MovedGrids
+    - type: Broadphase
+    - type: OccluderTree
+    - type: LoadedMap
   - uid: 1668
     components:
     - type: MetaData
       name: Central Command
     - type: Transform
-      parent: invalid
+      parent: 8000
     - type: MapGrid
       chunks:
         -1,-1:
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
index 8938d48000..f41d069837 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 - type: gameMap
   id: CentCommMain
-  isGrid: true # Did you know that centcomm is the only "game map" that isn't actually a map? Send help.
   mapName: 'Central Command'
   mapPath: /Maps/CentralCommand/main.yml
   minPlayers: 0