diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 0cf57a4a063..d83fc74f99f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ var/global/list/brutefireloss_overlays = list("1" = image("icon" = 'icons/mob/sc
 		switch(species.breath_type)
 			if("nitrogen")
 				breath.nitrogen -= inhaled_gas_used
+			if("phoron")
+				breath.toxins -= inhaled_gas_used
+			if("C02")
+				breath.carbon_dioxide-= inhaled_gas_used
 			else
 				breath.oxygen -= inhaled_gas_used
 
@@ -617,7 +621,7 @@ var/global/list/brutefireloss_overlays = list("1" = image("icon" = 'icons/mob/sc
 			//scale linearly from 0 to 1 between safe_exhaled_max and safe_exhaled_max*0.7
 			var/ratio = 1.0 - (safe_exhaled_max - exhaled_pp)/(safe_exhaled_max*0.3)
 
-			//give them some oxyloss, up to the limit - we don't want people falling unconcious until they're pretty close to safe_exhaled_max
+			//give them some oxyloss, up to the limit - we don't want people falling unconcious due to CO2 alone until they're pretty close to safe_exhaled_max.
 			if (getOxyLoss() < 50*ratio)
 				adjustOxyLoss(HUMAN_MAX_OXYLOSS)
 			co2_alert = 1