diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/tongue.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/tongue.dm
index 966a9253bf..fa6f3ce93b 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/tongue.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/tongue.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		/datum/language/slime,
 	))
 	healing_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_HEALING*5 //Fast!!
-	decay_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY
+	decay_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY/2
 
 /obj/item/organ/tongue/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()