diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/aliens.dm
index 1eb2e4129c9..56071ee5650 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/aliens.dm
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@
 #define GROWING 2
 #define GROWN 3
 ///time it takes to grow a hugger
-#define MIN_GROWTH_TIME 3 MINUTES
-#define MAX_GROWTH_TIME 5 MINUTES
+#define MIN_GROWTH_TIME 2 MINUTES
+#define MAX_GROWTH_TIME 3 MINUTES
 
 /obj/structure/alien/egg
 	name = "egg"