diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index c7aed668be..6cbbaf4c06 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
 			belch_prob = ((nutrition-500)/3575)*5 //Scale belch prob with fullness if not already at max. If editing make sure the multiplier matches the max prob above.
 		if(prob(belch_prob))
 			var/sound/belchsound = sound(get_sfx("belches"))
-			playsound(src, belchsound, vol = (30+(belch_prob*8)), vary = 1, falloff = 0.1, ignore_walls = TRUE, preference = /datum/client_preference/belch_noises)
+			playsound(src, belchsound, vol = (20+(belch_prob*8)), vary = 1, falloff = 0.1, ignore_walls = TRUE, preference = /datum/client_preference/belch_noises)
 			custom_emote(AUDIBLE_MESSAGE, "belches.") //Don't know if this should stay, I'll leave in in for now.
 	//CHOMPEdit End