diff --git a/code/datums/mutations/actions.dm b/code/datums/mutations/actions.dm
index 9074b4e0c5..e3ee336097 100644
--- a/code/datums/mutations/actions.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mutations/actions.dm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	name = "Fire Breath"
 	desc = "You can breathe fire at a target."
 	school = "evocation"
-	charge_max = 1200
+	charge_max = 600
 	clothes_req = FALSE
 	range = 20
 	base_icon_state = "fireball"