diff --git a/code/modules/vote/vote_datum.dm b/code/modules/vote/vote_datum.dm
index 87bc80e99ce..a2dfcfeb5b0 100644
--- a/code/modules/vote/vote_datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vote/vote_datum.dm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
     return null
 
-/datum/vote/proc/announce(start_text, var/time = vote_time)
+/datum/vote/proc/announce(start_text, var/time = vote_time/10)
     to_chat(world, span_lightpurple("Type <b>vote</b> or click <a href='?src=\ref[src];[HrefToken()];vote=open'>here</a> to place your vote. \
         You have [time] seconds to vote."))
     world << sound('sound/ambience/alarm4.ogg', repeat = 0, wait = 0, volume = 50, channel = 3)