diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index b9bb3f07c7..cfc61cef5c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define HUMAN_MAX_OXYLOSS 1 //Defines how much oxyloss humans can get per tick. A tile with no air at all (such as space) applies this value, otherwise it's a percentage of it.
 #define HUMAN_CRIT_MAX_OXYLOSS ( 2.0 / 6) //The amount of damage you'll get when in critical condition. We want this to be a 5 minute deal = 300s. There are 50HP to get through, so (1/6)*last_tick_duration per second. Breaths however only happen every 4 ticks. last_tick_duration = ~2.0 on average
 
-#define HEAT_DAMAGE_LEVEL_1 5 //Amount of damage applied when your body temperature just passes the 360.15k safety point
+#define HEAT_DAMAGE_LEVEL_1 2 //Amount of damage applied when your body temperature just passes the 360.15k safety point
 #define HEAT_DAMAGE_LEVEL_2 10 //Amount of damage applied when your body temperature passes the 400K point
 #define HEAT_DAMAGE_LEVEL_3 20 //Amount of damage applied when your body temperature passes the 1000K point