diff --git a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
index d844ffb2434..ee773b52d89 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@
 		if(prob(EFFECT_PROB_VERYLOW-badThingCoeff))
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] destroys [exp_on], leaking dangerous gas!</span>")
 			chosenchem = pick("carbon","radium","toxin","condensedcapsaicin","psilocybin","space_drugs","ethanol","beepskysmash")
-			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(50)
+			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(15)
 			R.my_atom = src
-			R.add_reagent(chosenchem , 50)
+			R.add_reagent(chosenchem , 15)
 			investigate_log("Experimentor has released [chosenchem] smoke.", "experimentor")
 			var/datum/effect/effect/system/chem_smoke_spread/smoke = new
 			smoke.set_up(R, 1, 0, src, 0, silent = 1)
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@
 		if(prob(EFFECT_PROB_VERYLOW-badThingCoeff))
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src]'s chemical chamber has sprung a leak!</span>")
 			chosenchem = pick("mutationtoxin","itching_powder","sacid")
-			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(50)
+			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(15)
 			R.my_atom = src
-			R.add_reagent(chosenchem , 50)
+			R.add_reagent(chosenchem , 15)
 			var/datum/effect/effect/system/chem_smoke_spread/smoke = new
 			smoke.set_up(R, 1, 0, src, 0, silent = 1)
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/smoke.ogg', 50, 1, -3)
@@ -420,9 +420,9 @@
 			investigate_log("Experimentor has made a cup of [chosenchem] coffee.", "experimentor")
 		if(prob(EFFECT_PROB_VERYLOW-badThingCoeff))
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] malfunctions, shattering [exp_on] and releasing a dangerous cloud of coolant!</span>")
-			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(50)
+			var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(15)
 			R.my_atom = src
-			R.add_reagent("frostoil" , 50)
+			R.add_reagent("frostoil" , 15)
 			investigate_log("Experimentor has released frostoil gas.", "experimentor")
 			var/datum/effect/effect/system/chem_smoke_spread/smoke = new
 			smoke.set_up(R, 1, 0, src, 0, silent = 1)