diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm b/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
index 6d6a922e9f..804fbc4ec8 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration_vr.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	var/time_off = FALSE
 	var/limit_interns = -1 //Unlimited by default
 	var/limit_visitors = -1 //Unlimited by default
+	var/pto_cap = 100 //Hours
 
 /hook/startup/proc/read_vs_config()
 	var/list/Lines = file2list("config/config.txt")
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@
 				config.limit_interns = text2num(value)
 			if ("limit_visitors")
 				config.limit_visitors = text2num(value)
+			if ("pto_cap")
+				config.pto_cap = text2num(value)
 			if ("time_off")
 				config.time_off = TRUE
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/persist_vr.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/persist_vr.dm
index 57375d5378..b2bcc4b2c0 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/persist_vr.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/persist_vr.dm
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(persist)
 		var/client/C = M.client
 		var/wait_in_hours = (wait / (1 HOUR)) * J.timeoff_factor
 		LAZYINITLIST(C.department_hours)
+		var/dept_hours = C.department_hours
 		if(isnum(C.department_hours[J.department]))
-			C.department_hours[J.department] += wait_in_hours
+			dept_hours[J.department] += wait_in_hours
 		else
-			C.department_hours[J.department] = wait_in_hours
+			dept_hours[J.department] = wait_in_hours
+
+		//Cap it
+		dept_hours[J.department] = min(config.pto_cap, dept_hours[J.department])
+
 
 		// Okay we figured it out, lets update database!
 		var/sql_ckey = sql_sanitize_text(C.ckey)