diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
index c62fa958de..cc8e41e7f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
 
 
-	var/syringestab_amount_transferred = rand(0, (reagents.total_volume - 5)) //nerfed by popular demand
+	var/syringestab_amount_transferred = rand(max(reagents.total_volume - 10, 0), (reagents.total_volume - 5)) //nerfed by popular demand
 	var/contained = reagents.get_reagents()
 	var/trans = reagents.trans_to_mob(target, syringestab_amount_transferred, CHEM_BLOOD)
 	if(isnull(trans)) trans = 0