diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_foam.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_foam.dm
index 573dfc20aa2..a49d1548b38 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_foam.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_foam.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/foam/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	create_reagents(1000, REAGENT_HOLDER_INSTANT_REACT) //limited by the size of the reagent holder anyway. Works without instant possibly edit in future
+	create_reagents(1000) //limited by the size of the reagent holder anyway.
 	START_PROCESSING(SSfastprocess, src)
 	playsound(src, 'sound/effects/bubbles2.ogg', 80, TRUE, -3)
 	AddElement(/datum/element/atmos_sensitive, mapload)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 /datum/effect_system/foam_spread/New()
 	..()
 	chemholder = new()
-	chemholder.create_reagents(1000, REAGENT_HOLDER_INSTANT_REACT)
+	chemholder.create_reagents(1000, NO_REACT)
 
 /datum/effect_system/foam_spread/Destroy()
 	QDEL_NULL(chemholder)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
index 91d38fb30fc..24b1af4ee2a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/smoke/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	create_reagents(500)
+	create_reagents(1000)
 	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 
 
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@
 /datum/effect_system/smoke_spread/chem/New()
 	..()
 	chemholder = new()
-	//This is a safety for now to prevent smoke generating more smoke as the smoke reagents react in the smoke. This is prevented naturally from happening even if this is off, but I want to be sure that any edge cases are prevented before I get a chance to rework smoke reactions (specifically adding water or reacting away stabilizing agent in the middle of it).
-	chemholder.create_reagents(500, REAGENT_HOLDER_INSTANT_REACT)
+	chemholder.create_reagents(1000, NO_REACT)
 
 /datum/effect_system/smoke_spread/chem/Destroy()
 	QDEL_NULL(chemholder)