diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/misc.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/misc.dm
index 97cf8b33db2..87bfb0454d3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/misc.dm
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 		user.put_in_hands(S)
 	else
 		visible_message("[user] starts compacting the snowball.", "You start compacting the snowball.")
-		if(do_after(user, 2000))
+		if(do_after(user, 2 SECONDS))
 			var/atom/S = new /obj/item/weapon/material/snow/snowball/reinforced(user.loc)
 			del(src)
 			user.put_in_hands(S)
@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/material/snow/snowball/reinforced
 	name = "snowball"
 	desc = "A well-formed and fun snowball. It looks kind of dangerous."
-	icon_state = "snowball-reinf"
+	//icon_state = "reinf-snowball"
 	force_divisor = 0.20
-	thrown_force_divisor = 0.25
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+	thrown_force_divisor = 0.25
diff --git a/html/changelogs/MisterLayne - SnowballTEMPFIX.yml b/html/changelogs/MisterLayne - SnowballTEMPFIX.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88edc4f77c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/MisterLayne - SnowballTEMPFIX.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: MisterLayne
+
+delete-after: False
+
+changes: 
+  - bugfix "Reinforced snowballs can now actually be made in a reasonable time limit."