diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/seromi.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/seromi.dm
index 6cd1a757cd7..1896ccf5103 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/seromi.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/seromi.dm
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 	slowdown = -1
 	snow_movement = -2	// Ignores light snow
+	item_slowdown_mod = 2	// Tiny birds don't like heavy things
 	total_health = 50
 	brute_mod = 1.35
 	burn_mod =  1.35
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
index 788ac2bfeb0..83d46b6df0a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	brute_mod = 0.85
 	burn_mod = 0.85
 	metabolic_rate = 0.85
-	item_slowdown_mod = 0.5
+	item_slowdown_mod = 0.25
 	mob_size = MOB_LARGE
 	blood_volume = 840
 	bloodloss_rate = 0.75
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 	siemens_coefficient = 0.3
 	show_ssd = "completely quiescent"
 	health_hud_intensity = 2.5
-	item_slowdown_mod = 0.25
+	item_slowdown_mod = 0.1
 
 	num_alternate_languages = 2
 	name_language = LANGUAGE_ROOTLOCAL