diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 9e3f693aec9..d96284be4bb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@
 
 			// Sobering multiplier.
 			// Sober block grants quadruple the alcohol metabolism.
-			var/sober_str=(M_SOBER in mutations)?1:4
+			var/sober_str=!(M_SOBER in mutations)?1:4
 
 			updatehealth()	//TODO
 			if(!in_stasis)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents.dm
index b5b5d790c6c..81466069dd1 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents.dm
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ datum
 			on_mob_life(var/mob/living/M as mob)
 				// Sobering multiplier.
 				// Sober block makes it more difficult to get drunk
-				var/sober_str=(M_SOBER in M.mutations)?1:2
+				var/sober_str=!(M_SOBER in M.mutations)?1:2
 
 				M:nutrition += nutriment_factor
 				holder.remove_reagent(src.id, FOOD_METABOLISM)