diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 6c5fcf0a7cb..07f7443fc85 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	//Secondary variables
 	var/scanmode = 0 //1 is medical scanner, 2 is forensics, 3 is reagent scanner.
 	var/fon = 0 //Is the flashlight function on?
-	var/f_lum = 4 //Luminosity for the flashlight function
+	var/f_lum = 2 //Luminosity for the flashlight function
 	var/silent = 0 //To beep or not to beep, that is the question
 	var/toff = 0 //If 1, messenger disabled
 	var/tnote = null //Current Texts