diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
index 86640770096..e9b871c445d 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	process()
 		..()
 		if (germ_level > INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE)
-			if(prob(1))
+			if(prob(5))
 				owner.emote("cough")		//respitory tract infection
 
 		if(is_bruised())