diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
index 085d76d215e..5f6179a5118 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 	alert_type = null
 	var/hand
 	var/deathTick = 0
-	/// How many points the rod has to heal with, starts with 25, maxes at 50, or whatever heal_points_max is set to.
-	var/heal_points = 25
+	/// How many points the rod has to heal with, maxes at 50, or whatever heal_points_max is set to.
+	var/heal_points = 50
 	/// Max heal points for the rod to spend on healing people
 	var/max_heal_points = 50
 
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
 			itemUser.adjustStaminaLoss(-1.5)
 			itemUser.adjustBrainLoss(-1.5)
 			itemUser.adjustCloneLoss(-0.5) //Becasue apparently clone damage is the bastion of all health
-		//Heal all those around you, unbiased
 		if(heal_points < (max_heal_points))
 			heal_points = min(heal_points += 3, max_heal_points)
+		//Heal all those around you, unbiased
 		for(var/mob/living/L in view(7, owner))
 			if(heal_points <= 0)
 				break