diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_items.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_items.dm
index a4d2bd5c0f3..3db180d9835 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_items.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_items.dm
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@
 	user << "<i>Total construction value: </i>[clockwork_construction_value]"
 	user << "<i>Total tinkerer's caches: </i>[clockwork_caches]"
 	user << "<i>Total tinkerer's daemons: </i>[clockwork_daemons] ([servants / 5 < clockwork_daemons ? "<span class='boldannounce'>DISABLED: Too few servants (5 servants per daemon)!</span>" : "<font color='green'><b>Functioning Normally</b></font>"])"
-	user << "<i>Nezbere: </i>[!clockwork_generals_invoked["nezbere"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
-	user << "<i>Sevtug: </i>[!clockwork_generals_invoked["sevtug"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
-	user << "<i>Nzcrentr: </i>[!clockwork_generals_invoked["nzcrentr"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
-	user << "<i>Inath-Neq: </i>[!clockwork_generals_invoked["inath-neq"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
+	user << "<i>Nezbere: </i>[clockwork_generals_invoked["nezbere"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
+	user << "<i>Sevtug: </i>[clockwork_generals_invoked["sevtug"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
+	user << "<i>Nzcrentr: </i>[clockwork_generals_invoked["nzcrentr"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
+	user << "<i>Inath-Neq: </i>[clockwork_generals_invoked["inath-neq"] <= world.time ? "<font color='green'><b>Ready</b></font>" : "<span class='boldannounce'>Invoked</span>"]"
 
 /obj/item/clockwork/slab/proc/show_guide(mob/living/user)
 	var/text = "<font color=#BE8700 size=3><b><center>Chetr nyy hageh’guf naq ubabe Ratvar.</center></b></font><br><br>\
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_ratvar.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_ratvar.dm
index 258b6ffa421..411f464f970 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_ratvar.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_ratvar.dm
@@ -94,19 +94,19 @@
 	switch(progress_in_seconds)
 		if(-INFINITY to GATEWAY_REEBE_FOUND)
 			if(!first_sound_played)
-				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_charging.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 50)
+				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_charging.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 30)
 				first_sound_played = TRUE
 			make_glow()
 			glow.icon_state = "clockwork_gateway_charging"
 		if(GATEWAY_REEBE_FOUND to GATEWAY_RATVAR_COMING)
 			if(!second_sound_played)
-				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_active.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 50)
+				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_active.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 35)
 				second_sound_played = TRUE
 			make_glow()
 			glow.icon_state = "clockwork_gateway_active"
 		if(GATEWAY_RATVAR_COMING to GATEWAY_RATVAR_ARRIVAL)
 			if(!third_sound_played)
-				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_closing.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 50)
+				world << sound('sound/effects/clockcult_gateway_closing.ogg', 1, channel = 8, volume = 40)
 				third_sound_played = TRUE
 			make_glow()
 			glow.icon_state = "clockwork_gateway_closing"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 				make_glow()
 				animate(glow, transform = matrix() * 1.5, alpha = 255, time = 126)
 				world << sound('sound/effects/ratvar_rises.ogg', 0, channel = 8) //End the sounds
-				sleep(131)
+				sleep(126)
 				make_glow()
 				animate(glow, transform = matrix() * 3, alpha = 0, time = 5)
 				sleep(5)