diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
index dc2e41f74c5c..7b6163c90f29 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
@@ -1334,10 +1334,16 @@
 	. = ..()
 	ADD_TRAIT(L, TRAIT_STUNIMMUNE, type)
 	ADD_TRAIT(L, TRAIT_SLEEPIMMUNE, type)
+	if(ishuman(L))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = L
+		H.physiology.burn_mod *= 1.5
 
 /datum/reagent/nitrium_low_metabolization/on_mob_end_metabolize(mob/living/L)
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(L, TRAIT_STUNIMMUNE, type)
 	REMOVE_TRAIT(L, TRAIT_SLEEPIMMUNE, type)
+	if(ishuman(L)) // physiology gets reset anyway if you get turned into something that doesn't have it
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = L
+		H.physiology.burn_mod /= 1.5
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/reagent/nitrium_low_metabolization/on_mob_life(mob/living/carbon/M)