diff --git a/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/cloth.dm b/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/cloth.dm
index 9639c4c2fe..098d65eba3 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/cloth.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/materials/organic/cloth.dm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	protectiveness = 15 // 4%
 	pass_stack_colors = TRUE
 	supply_conversion_value = 3
+	hardness = 5
 
 /datum/material/cloth/teal
 	name = "teal"