diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
index d6df0be2f6e..a24c9cb5087 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REFRESH
 	alert_type = null
 
-#define EIGENSTASIUM_MAX_BUFFER -250
+#define EIGENSTASIUM_MAX_BUFFER -251
 #define EIGENSTASIUM_STABILISATION_RATE 5
 #define EIGENSTASIUM_PHASE_1_END 50
 #define EIGENSTASIUM_PHASE_2_END 80
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@
 		return
 	stable_message = FALSE
 
+	
+	//Increment cycle
+	current_cycle++ //needs to be done here because phase 2 can early return
+
 	//These run on specific cycles
 	switch(current_cycle)
 		if(0)
@@ -510,9 +514,6 @@
 
 			owner.remove_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/eigenstasium)
 
-	//Finally increment cycle
-	current_cycle++
-
 /datum/status_effect/eigenstasium/proc/remove_clone_from_var()
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	UnregisterSignal(alt_clone, COMSIG_QDELETING)