diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
index 9ae82d022f4..905660f108a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/cleanbot.dm
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	icon_state = "cleanbot-c"
 	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] begins to clean up [target]</span>")
 	mode = BOT_CLEANING
-	spawn(25)
+	spawn(50)
 		if(mode == BOT_CLEANING)
 			QDEL_NULL(target)
 			anchored = 0