diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
index e45a673a364..7d2d552ebd3 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/traitor/traitor.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 		var/is_hijacker = prob(10)
 		var/martyr_chance = prob(20)
 		var/objective_count = is_hijacker 			//Hijacking counts towards number of objectives
-		if(!exchange_blue && traitors.len >= 5) 	//Set up an exchange if there are enough traitors
+		if(!exchange_blue && traitors.len >= 8) 	//Set up an exchange if there are enough traitors
 			if(!exchange_red)
 				exchange_red = traitor
 			else