diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
index 6bce66f607e0..eaa7e9439241 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 /datum/status_effect/tagalong //applied to darkspawns while they accompany someone //yogs start: darkspawn
 	id = "tagalong"
-	duration = -1
+	duration = 3000
 	tick_interval = 1 //as fast as possible
 	alert_type = /obj/screen/alert/status_effect/tagalong
 	var/mob/living/shadowing
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@
 	var/datum/status_effect/tagalong/tagalong = attached_effect
 	desc = replacetext(desc, "TARGET_NAME", tagalong.shadowing.real_name)
 	..()
-	desc = initial(desc) //yogs end
\ No newline at end of file
+	desc = initial(desc) //yogs end