diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/traffic_control.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/traffic_control.dm
index 240c1529e3..5a4836baf5 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/traffic_control.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/traffic_control.dm
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@
 				if("editcode")
 					if(editingcode == usr) return
 					if(usr in viewingcode) return
-					winset(editingcode, "tcscode", "text=\"\"")
 
 					if(!editingcode)
 						lasteditor = usr
 						editingcode = usr
 						winshow(editingcode, "Telecomms IDE", 1) // show the IDE
 						winset(editingcode, "tcscode", "is-disabled=false")
+						winset(editingcode, "tcscode", "text=\"\"")
 						var/showcode = dd_replacetext(storedcode, "\\\"", "\\\\\"")
 						showcode = dd_replacetext(storedcode, "\"", "\\\"")
 						winset(editingcode, "tcscode", "text=\"[showcode]\"")
diff --git a/code/game/master_controller.dm b/code/game/master_controller.dm
index 23a7175e95..379b9fc37c 100644
--- a/code/game/master_controller.dm
+++ b/code/game/master_controller.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ datum/controller/game_controller
 		if(!tension_master)
 			tension_master = new /datum/tension()
 
-		world.tick_lag = 0.9
+		world.tick_lag = 0.6
 
 		setup_objects()
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ datum/controller/game_controller
 
 		ticker.process()
 
-		sleep(world.timeofday+10-start_time)
+		sleep(world.timeofday+12-start_time)
 
 		spawn process()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index 82e1416003..f20f1935a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 			verbs += /client/proc/everyone_random
 			verbs += /client/proc/only_one // Fateweaver suggested I do this - Doohl
 			verbs += /client/proc/deadmin_self
+			verbs += /client/proc/cmd_admin_ticklag
 
 		if (holder.level >= 5)//Game Admin********************************************************************
 			verbs += /obj/admins/proc/view_txt_log
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@
 	verbs -= /client/proc/startSinglo
 	verbs -= /client/proc/jumptocoord
 	verbs -= /client/proc/everyone_random
+	verbs -= /client/proc/cmd_admin_ticklag
 	//verbs -= /client/proc/cmd_switch_radio
 	return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index 30737928be..0f53cc899e 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -366,7 +366,18 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has turned the experimental radio system [GLOBAL_RADIO_TYPE ? "on" : "off"].", 0)
 
 
+/client/proc/cmd_admin_ticklag()
+	set category = "Debug"
+	set name = "Set Ticklag"
+	set desc = "Sets a new tick lag. Recommend you don't mess with this too much! Stable, time-tested ticklag value is 0.9"
 
+	var/newtick = input("Sets a new tick lag. Recommend you don't mess with this too much! Stable, time-tested ticklag value is 0.9",, 0.9) as num|null
+	if(newtick)
+		if(newtick <= 1 && newtick >= 0)
+			log_admin("[key_name(src)] has modified world.tick_lag to [newtick]", 0)
+			message_admins("[key_name(src)] has modified world.tick_lag to [newtick]", 0)
+
+			world.tick_lag = newtick
 
 
 /client/proc/cmd_admin_dress(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M in world)
diff --git a/code/modules/chemical/Chemistry-Tools.dm b/code/modules/chemical/Chemistry-Tools.dm
index 7bf7d1692b..23a18c1915 100644
--- a/code/modules/chemical/Chemistry-Tools.dm
+++ b/code/modules/chemical/Chemistry-Tools.dm
@@ -1586,7 +1586,6 @@
 			icon_state = "pill[rand(1,20)]"
 
 	attackby(obj/item/weapon/W as obj, mob/user as mob)
-		..()
 		if (istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/storage/pill_bottle))
 			var/obj/item/weapon/storage/pill_bottle/P = W
 			if (P.mode == 1)