diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/traps.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/traps.dm
index f20e1dc2490..efabb773839 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/traps.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/traps.dm
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
 		target_zone = pick(BP_L_FOOT, BP_R_FOOT, BP_L_LEG, BP_R_LEG)
 
 	//Try to apply the damage
-	var/success = L.apply_damage(60, DAMAGE_BRUTE, target_zone, used_weapon = src, armor_pen = activated_armor_penetration)
+	var/success = L.apply_damage(40, DAMAGE_BRUTE, target_zone, used_weapon = src, armor_pen = activated_armor_penetration)
 
 	//If successfully applied, give the message
 	if(success)
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
 			if(isvaurca(L) && prob(50))
 				return
 
-			organ.germ_level += INFECTION_LEVEL_THREE
+			organ.germ_level += INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE
 
 			//Add some fertilizer to poison the target whole, not only the external organ (leg/foot)
 			L.reagents.add_reagent(/singleton/reagent/toxin/fertilizer, 10)