diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling.dm
index 663a5cd4ad7..907de549c2c 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/changeling.dm
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 			waittime_l = 600 //lower bound on time before intercept arrives (in tenths of seconds)
 			waittime_h = 1800 //upper bound on time before intercept arrives (in tenths of seconds)
 
-			changeling_min = 2 //lower bound on number of traitors, assuming there are this many players
-			changeling_max = 3 //upper bound on number of traitors
+			var/const/scaling_coeff = 10.0 //how many players per changeling
 
 /datum/game_mode/changeling/announce()
 	world << "<B>The current game mode is - Changeling!</B>"
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@
 /datum/game_mode/changeling/pre_setup()
 	var/list/datum/mind/possible_changelings = get_players_for_role(BE_CHANGELING)
 
-	changeling_amount = rand(changeling_min, changeling_max)
+	changeling_amount = max(1, round( num_players() / scaling_coeff) + 1)
 
 	for(var/datum/mind/player in possible_changelings)
 		for(var/job in restricted_jobs)//Removing robots from the list