diff --git a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
index 5cb256e500a..fd4d38629ff 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ var/global/list/severity_to_string = list(EVENT_LEVEL_MUNDANE = "Mundane", EVENT
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Rogue Drones",				/datum/event/rogue_drone, 				20,		list(ASSIGNMENT_SECURITY = 20)),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Space Dust",				/datum/event/dust,	 					30, 	list(ASSIGNMENT_ENGINEER = 5)),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Spider Infestation",		/datum/event/spider_infestation, 		100,	list(ASSIGNMENT_SECURITY = 30), 1),
-		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Viral Infection",			/datum/event/viral_infection, 			0,		list(ASSIGNMENT_MEDICAL = 150)),
+		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Viral Infection",			/datum/event/viral_infection, 			0,		list(ASSIGNMENT_MEDICAL = 150), 1),
 	)
 
 /datum/event_container/major