diff --git a/code/game/machinery/transformer.dm b/code/game/machinery/transformer.dm
index e1422e717fb..b0621c77926 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/transformer.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/transformer.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	flick("separator-AO0",src)
 	playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/alert.ogg', 50, 0)
 	sleep(5)
-	H.apply_effect((rand(40,70)),IRRADIATE,0)
+	H.apply_effect((rand(150,200)),IRRADIATE,0)
 	if (prob(5))
 		if(prob(75))
 			randmutb(H) // Applies bad mutation