diff --git a/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm b/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
index 625531234a7..b5617f7d185 100644
--- a/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
+++ b/code/datums/uplink_items/uplink_general.dm
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(uplink_items, subtypesof(/datum/uplink_item))
 	desc = "Projects an image across a user, disguising them as an object scanned with it, as long as they don't move the projector from their hand. The disguised user cannot run and projectiles pass over them."
 	reference = "CP"
 	item = /obj/item/chameleon
-	cost = 7
+	cost = 5
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_tools/chameleon_counter
 	name = "Chameleon Counterfeiter"