diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 1daeb625c4e..b5ccea29b98 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@
 		tally += 1.5*/
 	if(bodytemperature < 283.222)
 		tally += (283.222 - bodytemperature) / 10 * 1.75
+		if (stuttering < 10)
+			stuttering = 10
 
 	if(shock_stage >= 10) tally += 3