diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
index dccf1761b13..58faffc2015 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_status_effects.dm
@@ -481,11 +481,20 @@
 	colour = "orange"
 
 /datum/status_effect/stabilized/orange/tick()
-	var/body_temperature_difference = owner.get_body_temp_normal(apply_change=FALSE) - owner.bodytemperature
-	owner.adjust_bodytemperature(min(5, body_temperature_difference))
+	var/body_temp_target = owner.get_body_temp_normal(apply_change = FALSE)
+
+	var/body_temp_actual = owner.bodytemperature
+	var/body_temp_offset = body_temp_target - body_temp_actual
+	body_temp_offset = clamp(body_temp_offset, -5, 5)
+	owner.adjust_bodytemperature(body_temp_offset)
+
 	if(ishuman(owner))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/human/humi = owner
-		humi.adjust_coretemperature(min(5, humi.get_body_temp_normal(apply_change=FALSE) - humi.coretemperature))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/human = owner
+		var/core_temp_actual = human.coretemperature
+		var/core_temp_offset = body_temp_target - core_temp_actual
+		core_temp_offset = clamp(core_temp_offset, -5, 5)
+		human.adjust_coretemperature(core_temp_offset)
+
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/status_effect/stabilized/purple